Myoclonus

“You don’t know how strong you are until being strong is your only option” (Bob Marley). Epilepsy is a disorder where your strength is imperative. “Epilepsy is the most common serious brain disorder worldwide. It has no age, racial, social class, national or geographic boundaries” World Health Organization (WHO). Seizures typically last a few seconds to a few minutes; however, the postictal period (where the level of awareness gradually improves) can last from seconds to hours. According to…

Symptom variations depend on the kind of seizure and are the only visible symptom of epilepsy. There are several distinct types of seizures, and symptoms of each type can affect one person in a way that is different from the next. Seizures typically last from a few seconds to a few minutes. You may be alert during the seizure or lose consciousness. You may not remember what happened during the seizure or may not even realize you had a seizure. Seizures that make you fall to the ground or make…

The protein that was concluded was laforin isoform x4. The disease that is associated with this protein is myoclonic epilepsy of lafore (Genes and mapped n.d.). Lafora myoclonus epilepsy is a brain disorder which there is a reoccurrence of seizures (epilepsy) (Lafora progressive n.d.).This is used to explain the symptoms which include sudden episodes of involuntary twitching and muscle jerking that can affect only parts of the body or the body as a whole. This can occur while one’s body is…

influenced person, when moved, may encounter the vibe of falling; in this way, the individual will oppose care. It is vital that the family let the individual know precisely what's in store amid caregiving procedures. Although uplifted startle reflex and myoclonus happen just in a few people as the malady advances, both are considered trademark indications of CJD and can happen suddenly with or without incitement. Thusly, touching and turning ought to be minimized and done just to keep up skin…

Lafora disease is a rare, inevitably fatal, autosomal recessive, progressive myoclonus epilepsy. Being autosomal recessive, the disease is most commonly seen in communities that practice consanguinity. The onset of the disease occurs within the first two decades of life, with an average life span of 10 years following diagnosis (Monaghan & Delanty, 2010). Lafora disease is characterized by myoclonic and tonic-clonic seizures and neurological dysfunction, such as dementia (Monaghan & Delanty,…

According to Mahawish the main features are cognitive decline (dementia), loss of ability to control body movements (ataxia), and myoclonus which can be seen as twitching/jerking. The average age for sCJD is 65 with 4.5 months being the amount of time left before the average person with this disease dies (Mahawish). The most noticeable changes are in the limbic systems in this type (Mahawish)…

Periodic Limb Movement Disorder Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD), also known as nocturnal myoclonus, is a sleeping disorder in which those who are affected by PLMD experience will involuntarily move their limbs during sleep, and rarely while awake. This can include both legs and arms. There is a wide range of those at risk, and is more likely to occur with age. PLMD is often confused with Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS), although though to be the same each has its own characteristics that…

University of Oklahoma Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Cody Clay HES-1823-003 Professor Joshua Carr 23 November 2015 Cody Clay Professor Joshua Carr HES-1823-003 23 November 2015 Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a rare, degenerative, inevitably fatal brain disorder that eats away at the infected person’s brain and can have many different potential causes (NINDS). There are four types of CJD; Sporadic or Classical CJD, the most common form, which occurs for a still unknown reason,…

head thrusts when visually following a moving object. Tonic seizures were present followed by laryngospasm at the age at the age of 14 and 20 months respectively. At two and a half years of age, she suffered from epilepticus and severe incessant myoclonus. Since type 2 GD is a congenital disease, this means that the mutation of one or more genes is present during the fetal development. In fact, the GBA1 and L444P mutations are the most common ones…

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease is a transmissible, rapidly progressing, neurodegenerative disorder, closely related to “mad cow disease” (Gale, 2013). CJD is can be confused as Alzheimer's, but CJD is more rapidly progressing and ultimately leads to death. It is one of many ‘spongiform encephalopathies’ disease that causes fluid filled spaces in the brain called vacuoles that make the brain have a sponge-like appearance. There is an estimated 250 cases per year in the United…