Myasthenia gravis

What is one of the greatest threats to human life? Infectious diseases, they have been affecting mankind since the dawn of time and Botulism is one of these diseases. Prompt diagnosis and correct treatment can lead to a full recovery, but if these steps aren’t taken botulism can become extremely fatal. The first recorded case of this deadly disease was in Wiband, Germany in the year 1793 (1,7-8). In this German town, 13 people ate blood sausages and they came down with botulism (1 7,8).…

Also, before confirming the GAD diagnosis, conditions such as cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, myasthenia gravis, and alcohol and substance abuse must be ruled out first. There are many different causes of anxiety and is highly personalized among individuals on differences in the nature of symptom formation that varies among each individual. The exact causes…

GENTAMICIN The drug selected for study is Gentamicin. Gentamicin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic composed of a mixture of related Gentamicin components and fractions and is used to treat many types of bacterial infections, particularly those caused by Gram-negative organisms. Isolation and Preliminary studies 2 demonstrated that it is a mixture of basic, water soluble antibiotic containing the aminocyclitol 2-deoxystreptamine and two additional amino sugars. Chromatographic separation of…

Introduction Lorazepam is a kind of benzodiazepine in terms of pharmacological class, It is also an anxiolytic drug in terms of the therapeutic class.It is mainly used to treat anxiety and insomnia for adults.Since anxiety and isomnia is getting more common nowadays, It is nesseary to be introduced to more people.In this article, you will know more about the clinical trial ,the pharmacology ,and the pharmacokinetics of Lorazepam. Disscussion of a clinical trial for Lorazepam Lorazepam has a…

Dysarthria is a speech disorder caused by a stoke, cerebrum damage, tumors, or Parkinson's disease. Dysarthria damages movements in muscles used for speech production. These muscles incorporate the tongue, vocal folds, lips and diaphragm. Dysarthria is weakened in communication due to shortcoming, loss of motion and incoordination of speech. It influences your pitch, loudness, voice quality, prosody, respiration and articulation. There are numerous sorts of dysarthria's, which are…

Chapter - 35 Cancer Cancer is known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a broad group of diseases involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invading nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the body through the lymphatic system or bloodstream. Not all tumors are cancerous; benign tumors do not invade neighboring tissues and do not spread throughout the body. There are over 200 different…

What does the classic triad of normal pressure hydrocephalus correctly consists of? A: Gait disturbance, aphasia, dementia • The reason this is the wrong answer is because aphasia is not consider to be part of the triad in normal pressure hydrocephalus. It is possible for some patient exhibit symptoms of aphasia, agnosia and apraxia which are known as cortical features. B: Gait disturbance, urinary incontinence, dementia • Normal Pressure hydrocephalus is a condition caused by enlarged…

Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS) is a rare, neuromuscular junction autoimmune disease. The immune system produces immunoglobulin G antibodies against voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCC) residing on the cell membrane of the presynaptic nerve ending.1,3,5,6 The etiology of LEMS is decreased exocytosis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine from presynaptic neurons into the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) caused by autoantibodies attacking VGCCs.3,7.10 There are two distinct groups of LEMS…

spinal cord via spinal tap or lumbar puncture (“Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis,” n.d.). Examples of other diseases that resemble early ALS include some muscular dystrophies, spinal-bulbar muscular atrophy, adult-onset spinal muscular atrophy, and myasthenia gravis (“Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis,”…

Aptiom and Phenytoin may both be anticonvulsants, yet they have many points of contrasting variation which exemplify their individual advantages and disadvantages. For example, they have differing amounts of clinical research, drug therapy regimen variance, and cost differences that make the each drug distinct and highly distinguishable from the other. Phenytoin was first synthesized in 1908 and was approved by the FDA in 1939 (Ogbru, n.d). Since then, it has become one of the most commonly used…