Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis is a hard disease to define because it affects everyone differently and can be described differently by everyone who has it. To start off, an autoimmune means that instead of the immune system fighting off diseases and foreign cells in the body,…

Sturge-Weber Syndrome (SWS) is classified as multisystem disorder that involve central nervous system, skin and eyes. It is due to the outgrowth of an abnormal non-cancerous mixture of cells and tissues of the blood vessels which creates the blockage or tumor on the specific nerves that are around the forehead, skin and upper eyelid areas. This abnormal growth of blood vessels happens at the most inner layer of the skull that wrap around the brain. As a result, this creates pressure on the brain…

Introduction Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable and disabling disease of the Central Nervous System (CNS), which is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation estimates that more than 400,000 people in the United States and about 2.5 million people around the world suffer from Multiple Sclerosis (“Definition of MS,” n.d.). According to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the exact antigen whic targets the immune cells to attack remains…

and can cause diseases, scientific researches and studies show that it can actually cure many diseases and physical problems. From helping to controlling seizures to helping prevent cancer from spreading also slowing Alzheimer’s to easing multiple sclerosis pain and to helping you get through chemo. scientific researches confirm the positives of medical marijuana. Using medical marijuana certainly seem to be safer than asking your doctor to prescribe medication. Prescribed medication can have…

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease affects 1 in 2,500 people in the United States, affecting over 2.8 million people worldwide. This disease is classified as a neurological disorder and largely affects the muscles and nerves, namely in the lower legs and feet. CMT is caused by over 100 different gene mutations and is classified into four types as well as multiple subtypes. According to the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association, there are multiple types of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, each of which have…

Amy Poehler was born on September 16, 1971 in Burlington, Massachusetts. Ever since her college days, Poehler has always had an interest in performing and comedy. She began cultivating her acting talents when she joined a team of improvisational performers while attending Boston College (LeVasseur, 2016). Collectively, they were known as “‘My Mother’s Fleabag’” (LeVasseur, 2016). After she graduated college, Poehler went to Chicago where she joined the theater troupe, The Second City (LeVasseur,…

stated that multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the nervous system that disrupts communication between brain and other parts of the body, resulting in circumstances of weakness, paralysis, blindness, and other symptom. This disease most likely strikes young adults between 20 and 40, and its affects about twice as many women as men. Multiple sclerosis believed to be an autoimmune disease that attack by the body on its own cells. The specific cause of multiple sclerosis is unknown…

Cramer, H., Lauche, R., Azizi, H., Dobos, G., & Langhorst, J. (2014). Yoga for multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one, 9(11), e112414. The purpose of this study was to systematically analyze the effectiveness and safety of yoga on patients with multiple sclerosis. This study reviewed articles from various sources including but are not limited to those studies who have conducted randomized controlled trials (RCT). The trials the have been included on this study were…

To form opinions about medical marijuana, or even recreational marijuana, I feel you have to know the history of how it became illegal. It all started in the early 1900’s just after the Mexican Revolution; Mexican immigrants started coming into the US into Texas and Louisiana. Since they started coming in, of course, they brought their customs with them. At this time cannabis was used for medicines and a relaxant. Mexican immigrants called the plant “marihuana” and since Americans weren’t…

According to the Mayo Clinic, Huntington's disease can be defined as, “is an inherited disease that causes the progressive breakdown (degeneration) of nerve cells in the brain” (Huntington's disease, 2017). Huntington's disease is often times referred to as HD. The symptoms of Huntington's disease can impact someone on different levels including: cognitive, muscular, behavioral, psychological, and mood. This is not a disease that one obtains from somebody coughing on one. It is an autosomal…