Neurology

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a one type of muscular dystrophy. Muscular dystrophy is a group of genetic disorders, leading to progressive muscle degeneration. People suffering from most common muscular dystrophies ,Duchenne/Becker (DMD), Myotonic (MMD), and Limb-Girdle (LGMD), experience muscles degradation overtime, leading to overall muscle weakness and decreased mobility. Statistics show that the most prevalent forms of muscular dystrophy are rare. For example in 2007 in the…

How Is Hypothyroidism Usually Treated? Hypothyroidism is the medical term for what is commonly referred to as a slow thyroid. The thyroid gland, located in the neck, produces thyroid hormones. These hormones contribute to a wide range of bodily systems that are essential to health and wellbeing. Many people don’t even realize they have thyroid problems because the wide range of symptoms might seem like a natural part of growing older. The largest proportion of patients are over 45, and the…

Avascular necrosis is when your bone tissue collapses and breaks down and eventually dies due to the lack of blood supply that it gets. The Age group that the disease mostly common in is 41-60. How can you tell you have this ? We will analyze a lot of the key factors in the disease. What kind of symptoms you have during. Do people who have diabetes or cholesterol are more prone to this disease? A Lot of questions will be answered in this brief presentation. Age wise this disease is focused on…

Osteoarthritis is known as degenerative joint disease. It is the most common form of arthritis. It is characterized as focal and gradual loss of hyaline cartilage and underlying structural changes. Osteoarthritis can be either localized or generalized from traumatic, metabolic and other medical relation of causes. Some Patients does not have specific inflammatory or metabolic condition associated with arthritis and do not have a history of specific injuries that can be considered primary…

Early reports on epilepsy go back to ancient Assyrian and Babylonian texts. It has a fascinating history that scans a period of almost 4000 years. At that time the Babylonians had no concept of pathology, thus epilepsy and the seizures that are often times associated with it were treated as spiritual and not medical. It wasn't until the 18th and 19th century, when medicine made important advances, that religious superstition emancipated the fact that epilepsy was a medical condition. The word…

Since Epilepsy is know for seizures, it's main symptom is a seizure itself, and possibly fainting. The effects of this disorder all depends on the person, and how their body reacts to the issue. People may face, depression, no control of the movement in your own body, and being lost/clueless within yourself. If you are diagnosed with Epilepsy, medication is needed for this disorder in order to stay somewhat controlled and maintain the regulations of your body. If you don't treat yourself…

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that involves motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. ALS is considered to be one of the most common progressive neurological diseases, affecting approximately 20,000 individuals in the United States in a given year (Fried-Oken et al., 2006). Etiology of ALS remains unknown; however, there appears to be an existing genetic component associated with this disease. Changes in speech are first seen in patients with bulbar onset…

The basal ganglia plays a vital role in the way movement happens and when dopamine does not follow the path that it is suppose to, it hinders body movement. Parkinson’s disease is often known as PD and it is a progressive neurological condition, which means the sickness and symptoms get more severe as time goes on (Noble, 2007). Out of all the neurodegenerative disorders, PD is the second most common one (Noble, 2007). It happens amongst 1% of the population older than sixty years. (Samii, 2004)…

Susan’s main areas of difficulty involve motor speech, which affects her intelligibility. Particularly relating to the larynx, use of the tongue in speech and coordination of the lips and palate. This indicates that Susan is likely experiencing mixed spastic-ataxic dysarthria due to lesions on the upper motor neurone pathway (Wilkinson and Lennox 2005) in the corticobulbar tract which innervates the cranial nerves and the cerebellum (Bethoux et al 2013). Lesions on the upper motor neurone…

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), or Bechterew’s disease, is an inflammatory disease that can cause the vertebrae in the spine to fuse together. The fusing that takes place will make the spine less flexible and can lead to a curvature of the spine culminating in a stood posture. This disease predominantly affects males in their teens 20s, and is less common in women. Early signs and symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis may include pain and stiffness in the neck, lower back, and hips. These signs and…