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One of the 2 major degenerative disorders of the brain associated with nerotransmitter?
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Parkinson's disease. The associated neurotransmitter is Dopamine.
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What is adrenoleukodystrophy?
Adrenoleukodystrophy is a degenerative genetic disease in which myelin is lost from nerve cells in the brain.
What is a disorder caused by a physical illness that affects the brain?
Organic Disorders.
What is the medical term meaning chronic degenerative disease due to an imbalance in the levels of the neurotransmitters dopamine and acetylcholine in the brain?
Parkinson's Disease
What is frontal atrophy?
frontal atrophy refers to neuronal degeneration of the frontal lobes of the brain (e.g., can occur in head injuries or degenerative diseases like alzheimer's)
What are brain lesions associated with alzheimer disease called?
plaques
What is the correct term describing a group of disorders associated with degenerative changes in the brain structure?
Alzheimer's disease
What is the medical term meaning a group of disorders associated with degenerative changes in the brain structure?
Hepatic encephalopathy is brain and nervous system damage that occurs as a complication of liver disorders.
Can eating disorders cause brain lesions?
Eating disorders have been sometimes considered to be associated with brain lesions, see links below.
What refers to the loss of feeling in the extremities associated with neurological disorders?
Paresthesias
What causes pseudobulbar palsy?
causes of pseudobulbar palsy are as following: 1- Vascular diseases; Bilateral Hemisphere Infarction. 2- Degenerative disorders ; Motor neuron disease 3-Inflammatory disorders ; Multiple sclerosis 4-Malignancy ; High brain stem tumor 5-Brain trauma
Why is T2 matter white in the brain?
T2 is seen as a foci of white spots on MRIs of the brain. They are associated with a number of disorders: normal aging, MS, etc.
What is the medical term meaning Degenerative brain disorder cause by lack of thiamine?
Wernicke's encephalopathy is the medical term meaning degenerative brain disorder caused by lack of thiamine.
What is chronic and progressive ataxia associated with?
Either brain tumors or with one of the several types of inherited neurodegenerative disorders affecting one or more brain areas involved in movement and coordination control.
What happened to algernon?
He dies of degenerative brain failure. (very sad)
How are sleep disorders and medical conditions linked?
Some patients with chronic neurological conditions like Parkinson's disease or Huntington's disease may develop sleep disorders. Sleep disorders have also been associated with viral encephalitis, brain disease, and hypo- or hyperthyroidism.
What has the author Moyra Williams written?
Moyra Williams has written: 'Practical Horse Psychology' 'Brain damage and the mind' -- subject(s): Brain damage, Chronic Brain Damage, Pathological Psychology, Psychopathology 'Brain damage, behaviour, and the mind' -- subject(s): Brain damage, Chronic Brain Damage, Cognition disorders, Mental Disorders, Pathological Psychology, Psychomotor disorders, Speech disorders
What is adrenoleukodystrophy?
Adrenoleukodystrophy is a degenerative genetic disease in which myelin is lost from nerve cells in the brain.
