Central nervous system

affects to a patient’s overall quality of life: Whether within the Peripheral or Central Nervous Systems. Neural Engineering is a sub-discipline within Biomedical Engineering that utilizes engineering techniques to understand, repair, replace and even enhance the properties of the neural system. In the field of Neural Tissue Engineering, the practice has been greatly limited to the spinal cord and peripheral nervous system. As such, the main focus of this paper is in the various formats that…

Since it is the first time she has her own classes, it is sometimes quite stressful for her even if she likes her job. The past few years, she reported numerous neurological complaints which came and went affecting several different neurological systems. She experienced stumbling gait preceded by heat intolerance which led to a tendency to fall. She also experienced a periodically change in her visual acuity. Two months ago she had a real stressful time: preparing the upcoming exams for her…

1. Describe what causes “spasticity” in CVA/ABI clients. - Normally spasticity is caused by an imbalance of signals from the central nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord, to the muscles. This imbalance is always known to be found in CVA/ABI clients, while dealing with cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, stoke, multiple sclerosis, and spinal cord injury. 2. List what things a Specialist in Exercise Therapy should do if a client is having a seizure. - They should first…

Down syndrome, also called Trisomy 21, is a congenital disorder resulting in abnormal development of the brain, causing mental retardation in varying degrees (Carlson, N. R., 530). Down syndrome is the most frequent human birth defect. Mother’s age, in most cases the mothers ova functions differently causing her to produce two (rather than one) twenty-first chromosomes. When fertilization occurs, the father’s twenty-first chromosome makes three rather than two. Down syndrome causes developmental…

Guillain Barre Syndrome Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune disease affects the peripheral nervous system. The defining symptom of this syndrome is the body is attacking itself. GBS does affect both males and female of any age but most common seem to be between the ages 30 to 50 years old. A variety of symptoms can occur depending on the severity of the disease. Since this is a very aggressive disease, early and quick diagnosing is essential to the recovery of the patient. Physicians…

The main three sections of the brain are the hindbrain, the limbic system, and the cerebral cortex. The hindbrain consists of the medulla which is directly above the spinal cord and controls breathing, heartbeat, and other vital life functions like the things we don’t have conscious control over. It also has pons which…

defects like hydrocephaly, lissencephaly, partial agenesis of the corpus callosum are also reported with the Proteus syndrome. 112 It may cause paraspinal hamartoma. 110 Protuberance of the skull, 113 structural and functional asymmetry of the central nervous system, 114 hydrocephalus and mental retardation are also some features of proteus syndrome. 113 Epilepsy and ohtahara syndrome is diagnosed in children affected by Proteus syndrome associated with infantile spasms, myoclonia, and partial…

Alzheimer’s disease is a fatal disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS) and other systems of the body. The CNS includes the brain and spinal cord. The digestive system is affected by Alzheimer 's, this system includes; the mouth with salivary glands and teeth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestines, large intestines, rectum, and anus. The Urinary system includes the kidneys, ureter, urinary bladder, and the urethra. The neuromuscular system is affected as the disease…

Insults to the Central Nervous System (CNS) result in debilitating consequences and often leave affected individuals with permanent damage. Reactive astrogliosis is a response to CNS trauma or disease is characterized by astrocyte activation, proliferation, up regulation of the structural intermediate filament protein glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), cellular hypertrophy, and development of a pronounced stellate morphology (Lee et al., 2000; Liu et al., 2000; Messing and Brenner, 2003).…

functional spinal nerves, strong protective connective tissue and vertebras. Certain diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) to Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) will have an impact with the spinal structure and its functions. Part of the central nervous system (CNS), the spinal cord help assist the brain to carry out every day routines. The spinal cord is significant structure in the body that is 45 centimeters in length. The spinal cord is part of a pathway from the brain to the muscles.…