Basal ganglia

disease Definition: Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disease of the nervous system marked by tremor, muscular rigidity, and slow, imprecise movement, chiefly affecting middle-aged and elderly people. It is associated with degeneration of the basal ganglia of the brain and a deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Causes: Nerve cells use a brain chemical called dopamine to help control muscle movement. With Parkinson’s disease, the brain cells located in the substantia nigra that make…

1. This observations takes place in the gym of LifeSteps between a Garrett and the Occupational Therapist (OT). Garrett is a 13-year-old boy who has been diagnosed with ADHD and anger problems. The OT and Garrett were sitting on the swing talking about how Garrett’s day at school was. He began by saying that he did not have a good day because of another kid named Chris. Garrett said that Chris was very annoying and that he didn’t like Chris at all. Garrett also stated that no one in the class…

Parkinson’s disease is a medical condition in which movement of the body is affected by an irregularity of the nervous system. The most common symptom that emerges for victims of this disease is tremors as well as stiffness or slowing of movement. Environmental triggers (such as exposure to toxins), genetic mutations, and the increase of age are all factors that contribute to the development of the disease. Although Parkinson’s disease is incurable, treatment can ease the symptoms. Treatments…

(Bax, Tydeman, & Flodmark 2006). Lastly, the fourth type of damage to the brain is caused by asphyxia or lack of oxygen to the brain. Known as hypoxiischemic encephalopathy, asphyxia in infancy can wipe out tissue in the cerebral motor cortex, basal ganglia, or thalamus (Straub & Obrzut…

UNDERSTANDING PARKINSON’S DISEASE Staff Guide on Effective Communication to Service Users INTRODUCTION: Effective communication plays an integral part when working with people with Parkinson’s disease. It is a very important tool we use in our everyday life. We need to have a good knowledge on communication methods and practices, and to further support inclusive practice in order to help the Parkinson’s service users overcome the difficulties and problems that they come across in their daily…

Parkinson's disease, also abbreviated as “PD”, is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects a person's nervous system, making them have trouble moving. A human has certain kinds of nerve cells in the brain called dopamine, these cells transmit and send signals to the brain allowing a person to control their movement. When these cells start breaking down and having problems, they cause a person to lose their control of movement, due to the lack of dopamine. PD is not a communicable disease – it…

The focus of the research was to understand if cerebral dopamine neurotrophic factor (CDNF) has the ability to protect and restore dopaminergic neurons in the nigrostriatal system following the injection of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP). The research was conducted because there has not been a study conducted on the MPTP Parkinson’s disease model with the treatment of CDNF. C57/B16 mice were used as the research subjects. The hypothesis was first tested by injecting the…

Affecting more than 10 million people worldwide, Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic disorder that causes progressive movement debilitation. It has been found that this progressive impairment is due to deterioration of neurons in the substantia nigra; this consequently suppresses the production of dopamine. Because this chemical messenger is what initiates movement, those that suffer from Parkinson’s experience symptoms such as tremors, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability.…

Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative brain disorder that causes tremors and slowly diminishes movement over time. In the U.S, an estimated one million individuals are affected by the disease, and some 60,000 new cases emerge every, even as its cause is still unknown, a cure doesn’t seem to be on the horizon. Source http://www.pdf.org/about_pd However, more and more studies are emerging that challenges conventional wisdom that tells us that Parkinson’s disease is isolated to the…

HTT gene. In other words, genetically acquired DNA mutations result in abnormal function of the HTT gene, resulting in progressive neurodegeneration. Brain degeneration often affects a region called the caudate nucleus, which is part of the basal ganglia – this structure is critical for performing smooth motor movements. Injury to this region of the brain leads to motor abnormalities such as chorea, dystonia, and muscle rigidity. How common is Huntington disease? Huntington disease is a…