Atrophy

at gastroscopy (L. Vannella et al., 2011). In six out of nine (66.7%) patients with type I gastric carcinoids, the body gastric mucosa presented a severe atrophy, in the remaining cases the atrophy was moderate (L. Vannella et al., 2011). 40% of the patients had a recurrence rate. Patients Gender Age (years) Gastrin (pg/mL) CgA (ng/mL) Body atrophy* Pernicious anaemia Endoscopic findings Detection of typeIGC Recurrence 1. * Scored accordingly to the Sydney System. 1 F 45 305 60 2 No Body polyp…

Cognitive Effects of Cerebellar Dysfunction The cerebellum is regarded as an essential neural structure for motor control. At a tenth of the brain’s volume, it contains the majority of neurons in the brain. Many cortical areas project into the primate cerebellum; these include the primary motor and prefrontal cortices. Damage to the cerebellum is known to result in impaired motor function. Patients with cerebellar lesions may exhibit ataxia, unbalanced gait; dysmetria, lack of coordination in…

SMART Goals for Nursing Self-Care Nursing is a demanding and often stressful profession. Nurses can experience and get caught up in busy workloads, long hours, physical labor and emotional strain on a daily basis. As health promoters it can be surprising that nurses are found neglecting their own health. Nurses should be practicing the same health care practices they promote for their patients. This important practice is deemed self-care and it is an essential part of creating trust with…

Over the course of aging, the main physical change involves sarcopenia; it is the decrease in muscle size and fiber number, which affects an individual’s aerobic capacity and strength as a result of the change in muscle composition. With decreased aerobic capacity and strength in muscles, this causes detrimental effects on performing any activities or tasks that consist of running, walking, moving or carrying objects, and activities required for daily living. Muscles consist of two different…

neurons in the spinal cord. In Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis the neurons die or degenerate, which stops communication to the voluntary muscles. As the neurons stop sending messages to the muscles, the muscles gradually waste away, this is known as atrophy. Eventually all voluntary muscles lose the ability to move. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis does not affect the mind but some patients can develop cognitive problems and depression. Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis will not lose the…

of beta-pleated sheets o These abnormal prions induce normal prions into abnormal configuration aggregate o They are also resistant to enzyme digestion, so they can accumulate outside of the cell or inside lysosomes   neuronal death cortical atrophy (especially the frontal lobe) cognitive and muscular impairment • While general symptoms are similar across all patients, severity and onset of symptoms depend on the individual patient because each patient has a different prion protein gene. o…

Inclusion Body Myositis is a neuro-muscular disease affecting people over fifty, mostly males, is characterized by progressive muscle weakness and atrophy in key muscles in the arms (forearm flexors) and the legs (quadriceps), resulting in severe disability. IBM is generally a slowly progressive disease and life expectancy isn’t significantly affected. Ted was diagnosed with IBM in 2012 when he was 68 years old, but his muscle biopsy showed that he has had it 10 to 15 years prior to the…

ABSTRACT: Muscle hypertrophy refers to increase in muscular size caused by expansion or increasing count of myofibrils (hyperplasia) within skeletal muscles. Resistance-based training causes microtrauma within myocytes of target muscles. Damage to muscle cells induce activation of myosatellite cells, which proliferate as myoblast [1]. Myoblasts differentiate and recover damaged cells as they fuse with the tissues, making the cell more durable than the original state. Satellite cells may…

This article, written by Shane Burcaw, discusses his plight as a disabled young man: people usually think his girlfriend is his nurse, sister, etc. I happen to be familiar with Shane Burcaw. Mr. Burcaw has Spinal Muscular Atrophy- a disease he states that will eventually kill him. He has a tumblr blog that I used to follow when I had a tumblr blog myself. I had no idea he was in a relationship. He surmises that if he wasn’t disabled, no one would think his girlfriend is his relation/caretaker.…

conduct genetic research studies in hopes of finding a cure for the fatal disease progeria, one must understand how the disease affects the human body. Patients diagnosed with progeria demonstrate clinical signs of accelerated aging, including skin atrophy, osteoporosis, loss of subcutaneous fat and muscle, arthritis, poor growth, and alopecia. These manifestations are presented as a result of defects in the body’s processing and function of Lamin A. Lamin A is an intermediate filament protein…