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What are some of the better known motor neuron diseases?
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), spinal muscular atrophy , poliomyelitis , and primary lateral sclerosis are all examples of motor neuron diseases
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What does recovery from motor neuron diseases depend on?
Recovery from motor neuron diseases depends on the type of disease and the amount of muscle degeneration present
What are motor neuron diseases?
Motor neuron diseases are a group of progressive disorders involving the nerve cells responsible for carrying impulses that instruct the muscles in the upper and lower body to move
How are motor neuron diseases diagnosed?
often based upon symptoms and exclusion of other neurological diseases. Nerve conduction studies can help distinguish some forms of peripheral neuropathy from motor neuron disease
What does the treatment of motor neuron diseases focus on?
There are few specific treatments for motor neuron diseases, and efforts focus on reducing the symptoms of muscle spasm and pain while maintaining the highest practical level of overall health
The synapse of a motor neuron with a muscle fiber is known as the what?
neuromuscular junction
What does recovery from motor neuron diseases depend on?
Recovery from motor neuron diseases depends on the type of disease and the amount of muscle degeneration present
Is there any medicine for motor neuron diseases?
Currently no
What are motor neuron diseases?
Motor neuron diseases are a group of progressive disorders involving the nerve cells responsible for carrying impulses that instruct the muscles in the upper and lower body to move
What are the special concerns surrounding patients with motor neuron diseases?
It is important to remember that even in the most severe motor neuron diseases, a person's personality, intelligence, reasoning ability, or memory are not impaired
What characterizes motor neuron diseases?
Motor neuron diseases are varied and destructive in their effect. They commonly have distinctive differences in their origin and causation, but a similar result in their outcome for the patient: severe muscle weakness
How are motor neuron diseases diagnosed?
often based upon symptoms and exclusion of other neurological diseases. Nerve conduction studies can help distinguish some forms of peripheral neuropathy from motor neuron disease
What does the treatment of motor neuron diseases focus on?
There are few specific treatments for motor neuron diseases, and efforts focus on reducing the symptoms of muscle spasm and pain while maintaining the highest practical level of overall health
Is epilepsy one of the motor neuron diseases?
Epilepsy is not a motor neuron disease. It is not even considered a disease, but a condition. Epilepsy has various forms and has all sorts of causes. Everyone who has Epilepsy is different.
The synapse of a motor neuron with a muscle fiber is known as the what?
neuromuscular junction
How does muscle weakness affect patient motor neuron diseases with?
Muscles of the legs are most often affected, leading to clumsiness, unstable gait, or lower limb paralysis. Muscle cramps and fasciculations (twitching) occur with most motor neuron diseases. Facial muscles may also be affected
Is motor a neuron?
motor neuron is a type of neuron that found at the muscles, tissues, and organs.
How are motor and sensory neurons categorized?
Motor Neuron and Sensory Neuron
