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Disease Group Paper
Disease Group Paper
Disease Group Paper
Tohelpsomecasesofneurologicaldiseasesyouhavetotakepreventativemeasures,lifestylechanges, therapyandotherphysiotherapy,painmanagement,medication,neurorehabilitation,andoroperations performedbyaneurosurgeon. Theneurologicalsystemcanbesplitintotwoparts.One,beingthecentralandtheotherbeing theperipheral.Thecentralnervoussystemisbasicallytheencephalonorbrain,containedinthecranium, andthemedullaspinalisorthespinalcord,lodgedinthevertebralcanal.theyarebothcontinuouswith eachotherandatthesamelevelastheatlasvertebra.Theperipheralnervoussystemconsistsofaseries ofnervesthatthecentralnervoussystemconnectsto.Thisthenconnectsthedifferenttissuesofthe body. In2006aloneneurologicaldisordersaffectedaboutonebillionpeople.Neurologicaldiseasefor manyreasons,sometimesitsamutationinthegene,andothertimesthroughtrauma.Mutationiswhere thereisacomplicationwiththegenes.SometimestheDNAwillhavetroublecopyingthegeneover. Sometimesforexample,therearecomplicationswithindividualneurons,ortheneurotransmittersinthe brain.Neuroregenerationiswhenthenurvesovercomeandorworkaroundinjuriesitisveryrareforit tooccurinthebrainandspinalcordthough.Insomecausesofneurologytheproblemsvary. Goodnews,though!TherearethousandsofmedicationstohelpcopewithNeurological Diseasesandtherapiestocontinueproperfunction.Sometherapiesarejustpsychotherapyor interactivetoretrainthebrain.ThisspecificpracticeismostcommonwithDementia.Behaviouraland
psychologicaltherapiescanassistcopingwiththesymptomsofdementia.Aswellasavarietyof medicationslikeAricept,Exelon,andRazadyne.Allofthesemedicationsworktohelpboostthelevelsof thechemicalmessenger,glutamate.Butalsoassistthewaytocopewithsymptomsthataffecttheperson daily.
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