It is confirmed that the symptoms are caused by the immune system damaging myelin‚ nerve fibres‚ and neurons in the brain and spinal cord‚ but the reason for the attack is unknown. The common theory is that the immune system mistakenly identified the brain cells as foreign (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke‚ 2015). MS is hard to diagnose prior to the appearance
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The most physically painful event I have endured was when I was hit in the face by a metal bat. This event occured when I was about eight years old. My older brothers and my neighbors always would play together‚ however they would never let me play with them. In one instance‚ they were playing baseball with my neighbor’s new metal bat. I was disregarding what everyone was saying and while they were playing I tried to run across the yard they were playing at. I did not realize how close I ran near
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Foundations of Psychology Tiara Clark PSY/300 March 1‚ 2015 Mrs. Cara Patterson Foundations of Psychology The study of psychology is fundamental to understanding mental processes and human behaviors. In the earlier years of psychology‚ there were two schools of thought that dominated: structuralism and functionalism. Structuralism focused on the structure and content of consciousness while functionalism focused on the function of psychological processes
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treated? ➢ What are the major clinical symptoms of the disease? ➢ What are the future directions of the disease? I. Body a) What is multiple Sclerosis? ➢ It is an inflammatory disease that destroys the nerves of the spinal cord and the central nervous system (Saunders‚ 2011). b) What causes Multiple Sclerosis? ➢ The major cause still remains unknown but researchers agree that
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The brain and the spinal cord of the central nervous system are buffered by a number of protective layers known as the meninges. These include three main membranes of connective tissue including: the dura mater‚ the arachnoid layer and the pia mater [6]. The two innermost layers‚ collectively known as the leptomeninges‚ include the pia mater and the arachnoid mater that buffer the brain and spinal cord [7]. As indicated in image III below‚ the subarachnoid space is the area located between the
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Foundations of Psychology PSY300 September 4‚ 2011 Foundations of Psychology It is just another normal day for you. You were taking a leisurely stroll through the park before you decided to rest for a minute on a bench. And that is when you notice the man sitting next to you‚ singing quietly to himself. He seemed normal at first glance‚ but you begin to notice that he looks disheveled. Hair a little frazzled‚ and clothing a bit wrinkled. At first it seems no big deal. Then you
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable disease that disables the central nervous system including the brain‚ spinal cord‚ and peripheral nervous system. This disease is disabling and emotionally devastating to the person. Ultimately‚ it’s considered an autoimmune disease which means the body’s immune system attacks itself‚ causing damage to the myelin sheath‚ which covers the nerve fibers. This causes problems with the body’s communication between the brain and the nerves in rest of the body
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR CASE STUDY TEACHING IN SC CE Wearing on Her Nerves: Exploring the Interrelation between the Nervous and Muscular Systems by Kathleen G. Brown‚ Nursing Department Sharon S. Ellerton‚ Biological Sciences and Geology Queensborough Community College‚ City University of New York Part I – Rise and Shine? Kathy‚ a 20-year-old woman‚ awakens one morning to a tingling‚ numb sensation covering both of her feet. This has happened to her a number of times throughout the year
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Lou Gehrig’s Disease Lou Gehrig’s disease‚ or otherwise known as Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)‚ is a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The motor neurons navigate from the brain to the spinal cord‚ and then move onto the muscles through out the body. Lou Gehrig’s disease is a fatal disease with no cure. This disease was given its name from a major league baseball player Lou Gehrig‚ who played for the New York Yankees. Lou suffered from this
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Regulation of distal organs such as the adrenal cortex. Anatomy Circle of Willis‚ above it is the hypothalamus; pituitary and pituitary stalk on either side of the 3rd ventricle. Pituitary is within the bony socket‚ at the base of the stalk. Salatarcica with the pituitary stalk passing down Cingulate gyrus and sulcus Fornix which comes out of the hippocampus Intraventricular foramen – in front of the thalamus and behind the fornix‚ through which CSF can pass through the ventricles. Aqueduct
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