Introduction
The history of Lorenzo’s Oil derived from one story, based on a young man named Lorenzo Odone and his parents will and dedication to help him survive and regain his loss of functions. It began at the age of five, when Lorenzo’s teacher’s first noted a bad behavioral change. After witnessing the behavioral change themselves, Lorenzo’s parents, Michaela and Augusto Odone, took it upon themselves to get Lorenzo tested. After being checked out by several doctors it was confirmed that Lorenzo indeed had X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy and would only survive a few more years. Upon hearing the news, “His parents, however, were not content to accept this prognosis and began their attempt to find a cure, or at least a treatment” (Rick, 2013, …show more content…
The collection of fatty acids in the brain results in liquefaction of white matter in the brain. The white matter in the brain is composed of cells, connected to the myelin sheath. The myelin sheath is composed of brain cells also known as oligodendrocytes located in the central nervous system to support neurons producing myelin. Myelin is eighty percent lipid and twenty percent protein. The sheath covers nerve cells, which then results in immediate action of nerve impulses. The myelin sheaths main purpose is to handle the nerve cells. The sheath descends due to lipid …show more content…
7). The oil is used orally with a restricted diet. Although the oil is helpful, it does not hold the cure to the disease. The oil, in no way, is able to help regain any lost myelin, instead the oil’s main purpose is to serve as a regulator and normalize any of the fatty acids accumulating in the brain. Due to its lack of help regaining myelin, the oil is used in the early stage of diagnosis. “In the early 1990’s several groups independently began studying the use of Lorenzo’s oil as a preventative therapy – an agent that would either prevent cerebral disease in boys who were at risk, but unaffected or slow the progression in men with adrenomyeloneuropathy” (Raymond, 2010, n.p.). By using the oil in an early stage, the body is able to recognize the regulation which should then stop or slow down the production of the long chain fatty acids, which then decreases the chance of demyelination. Using the oil in the early stage to help decrease the chance of demyelination initially is slowing down or in some cases even possibly preventing the severe progression of symptoms the disease comes
The history of Lorenzo’s Oil derived from one story, based on a young man named Lorenzo Odone and his parents will and dedication to help him survive and regain his loss of functions. It began at the age of five, when Lorenzo’s teacher’s first noted a bad behavioral change. After witnessing the behavioral change themselves, Lorenzo’s parents, Michaela and Augusto Odone, took it upon themselves to get Lorenzo tested. After being checked out by several doctors it was confirmed that Lorenzo indeed had X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy and would only survive a few more years. Upon hearing the news, “His parents, however, were not content to accept this prognosis and began their attempt to find a cure, or at least a treatment” (Rick, 2013, …show more content…
The collection of fatty acids in the brain results in liquefaction of white matter in the brain. The white matter in the brain is composed of cells, connected to the myelin sheath. The myelin sheath is composed of brain cells also known as oligodendrocytes located in the central nervous system to support neurons producing myelin. Myelin is eighty percent lipid and twenty percent protein. The sheath covers nerve cells, which then results in immediate action of nerve impulses. The myelin sheaths main purpose is to handle the nerve cells. The sheath descends due to lipid …show more content…
7). The oil is used orally with a restricted diet. Although the oil is helpful, it does not hold the cure to the disease. The oil, in no way, is able to help regain any lost myelin, instead the oil’s main purpose is to serve as a regulator and normalize any of the fatty acids accumulating in the brain. Due to its lack of help regaining myelin, the oil is used in the early stage of diagnosis. “In the early 1990’s several groups independently began studying the use of Lorenzo’s oil as a preventative therapy – an agent that would either prevent cerebral disease in boys who were at risk, but unaffected or slow the progression in men with adrenomyeloneuropathy” (Raymond, 2010, n.p.). By using the oil in an early stage, the body is able to recognize the regulation which should then stop or slow down the production of the long chain fatty acids, which then decreases the chance of demyelination. Using the oil in the early stage to help decrease the chance of demyelination initially is slowing down or in some cases even possibly preventing the severe progression of symptoms the disease comes