Tuberous sclerosis

Overview Optic neuritis is the term used when there is inflammation in the optic nerve, which is the bunch of nerve fibers tasked with transmitting visual information to the brain. A rare condition, it is most commonly associated with multiple sclerosis in that it can possibly be an early indication of the disorder. It is also often related to neuromyelitis optica, which is a condition similar to MS in that it causes an inflammation of the spinal cord and optic nerve. It is not yet known what…

The Benefits of Guided Yoga on the Physical Symptoms Presented in Men and Women in the Mild to Moderate Stages of Multiple Sclerosis in Canada Numerous studies have been conducted on the effects of various types of physical therapy on people diagnosed with Multiple sclerosis (MS) (Frank and Larimore, 2015). In recent studies, it was found that physical therapy has beneficial effects to people with MS. However, these studies mostly involve women. Therefore, the results of these studies can only…

Project, I choose Multiple Sclerosis as my topic. Multiple Sclerosis, or MS, affects about 400,000 people in the United States and over 2.5 million people around the world. (Adelman G, et al. 2013) It can affect any race or gender. I chose this autoimmune disorder because I already had some prior knowledge of what it is and how it affects the host. Its effects can be permanent and it is an incurable disorder. This research really opened my eyes to how Multiple Sclerosis changes every aspect of…

Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects about 2.3 million people from around the world and women are affected by it by about two times more than men. For characteristics, MS has three different phenotypic subtypes; progressive relapsing MS, secondary progressive MS, and primary progressive MS. The causes of multiple sclerosis are uncertain, but it is considered an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease is where the immune system attacks its own tissue. MS is thought to be responsible for…

Multiple Sclerosis is a very common disease in people around the world. For instance my beloved grandmother got diagnosed with it in 1958. She had primary progressive MS and it is known to be the worst type of MS out of the four different types. Right off, she started having symptoms such as double vision, problems driving, problems walking, tingling, and weakness in her legs along with getting infections easily. She lived at home and my grandfather hired a special nurse to stay with her all day…

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a very painful disease to people who are diagnosed with this disease. Diagnosis’ for MS can either be an MRI which shows the brain, spinal cord, or other areas in an image. A CSF diagnosis is a liquid that is colorless in which bathes your brain and spinal cord which is being a shock absorber. Also, the EP diagnosis where it measures the electrical activity of the brain in response to stimulation from specific sensory nerve pathways. The immune system, responsible for…

Ms. M is a 27-year-old women who recently moved from her hometown Minneapolis, Minnesota to Salt Lake City, Utah for a job offer. She lives alone and works as an English teacher at the East High School in Salt Lake City since the beginning of the school year after her graduation last summer. 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…

Multiple Sclerosis: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing Since the beginning of time, the human race has been plagued with disease; seemingly enough, some of those diseases are worse than others. To this day, multiple sclerosis is among the small list of diseases known to mankind that remains incurable. When trying to learn about multiple sclerosis (MS), it’s important to understand its history, the area of the body affected and how it’s affected, and how to cope with it. Multiple sclerosis is a central…

Introduction Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that affects the nervous system. It is primarily an inflammatory disorder of the brain and spinal cord. People diagnosed with MS may have a variety of symptoms that can include: weakness, tremors, tingling, numbness, loss of balance, vision impairment, paralysis, impaired thinking, neuropathic pain, and bladder or bowel problems. Patients may also experience memory loss and depression. There is no current cure for MS, but there are…

According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, there are more than 600 neurologic disorders 1. Neurodegeneration is one of the main contributors to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Multiple Sclerosis. Neurodegeneration is the debilitating condition along with those diseases, which results in the healthy, functioning nerve cells to deteriorate and slowly die off. Deterioration gradually leads to the loss of cognitive skills, motor skills, and eventually death of the nerve…