Basal ganglia

Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, and progressive motor system disorder; meaning that over a prolonged period of time the patient’s brain cells that produce dopamine deteriorate, and that with every passing day the symptoms get worse. This makes daily life difficult as these symptoms include involuntary movements, sleep disturbances, mood swings, difficulty walking, speaking, and eating, and trouble recalling specific details. This disease currently has no known cure, but there are treatments…

Treatments for this disease vary. There are various ways to control the progression of symptoms, and some have even brought back quality of life for a long period of time. However, there is no ‘cure’ to parkinson’s. One of the most common treatment option is prescription drugs. These include, but are not limited to: Artane, Azilect, Cogentin, Comtan, Dopar, Larodopa, Mirapex, Neupro, Requip, Sinemet, and Tasmar. Each of these are designed to maintain motor function and prolong the more negative…

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a progressive neurological condition of which there is currently no cure. The main pathological feature of the disease is degeneration of the dopaminergic neurons within the brain, primarily in the Pars Compacta region of the Substantia Nigra (SN). This is thought to be a result of the formation of soluble aggregates of α-synuclein known as ‘Lewy Bodies’ in the neurones of PD patients, which can be clearly seen in various regions of the brain upon post mortem…

Parkinson’s disease is a disorder in the nervous system slowly kills off and malfunctions certain parts of the nerve cells in the brain. It is a movement disorder of the hands, arms, legs, jaw and face that plays with postural instability making the human unbalanced and uncoordinated. It stiffs up the limbs making the body very rigid and slow in movements. The disease comes with the loss of brain cells that eventually will release the chemical called dopamine. The role of dopamine of the human…

Postural Tremor As stated above, postural tremor occurs when the limb is placed in a fixed position against gravity, and may continue or increase during movement. Postural tremor is subdivided into physiologic tremor, ET, alcohol or drug withdrawal, metabolic disturbance, drug-induce tremor, and psychogenic tremor. Each subtype of tremor is discussed in the paragraphs below. Physiologic tremor. Physiologic tremor exists in all mankind including people who are healthy; however, it is typically…

mistaken for poor therapeutic control of PD. We aimed to evaluate sarcopenia in patients with PD. METHODS: One hundred non-demented PD patients, and 95 healthy subjects were included in the study. Avarage-Muscle mass, weight, bone mass, fat mass, basal metabolism rate (BMR), body mass index (BMI) of PD and control groups were measured using bioimpedance analysis. RESULTS: There were statistically significant difference in average muscle mass of men and women in PD and control groups,…

Thermoregulation is the process of regulating the internal body temperature of animals within a certain range. Endotherms, such as mammals and birds, thermoregulate internally by generating heat from metabolic processes and are able to keep their body temperature high and relatively constant, adapting to the environment to maintain homeostasis. This type of thermoregulation requires a high metabolic rate, that enables organisms to be more physically active without having to rely on the…

There are more than 100 types of cancers that exists; and any part of the body can be affected by it. Neuroblastoma is one of those cancers, and it usually appears around the adrenal glands, which sits at the top of the kidneys. It can also develop onto other areas of the body for example the chest, neck, and near the spine. The reason why is because those are areas where groups of nerve cells exists within the body. Neuroblastoma is a very common cancer that mainly affects infants and children…

all skin cancer with the 5 combined. Basal, squamous, and melanomas cell cancer are the 3 main skin cancers. As I said before the main cause of getting skin cancer is too much exposure of the sun's ultraviolet rays. The main areas of skin cancer is the scalp, face, lips, ears, neck, chest, arms and hands, and on legs of women but also you get it on unexposed areas of the skin as palms, beneath your fingernails or toenails, and genital area. Symptoms of basal cell carcinoma is pearly or waxy…

arms, like wresting or boxing, the Fitbit Charge HR may have difficulty registering the heart rate. However, when the arms are resting, it will be able to give an accurate readings. Accuracy of Calories Burned The Fitbit Charge HR uses the your basal metabolic rate, or BMR, to determine burned calories. The BMR is determined by the height, weight, age and gender of the individual. In addition to the BMR, the Fitbit Charge HR uses the heart rate to determine the amount of lost calories. The…