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Which type of neuron is maximaly damaged in alzheimer disease?
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Why alzheimer's is called so?
Most diseases are named for the first person, or for the most notable or well known person to be diagnosed with this disease, or for the doctor who first identified it. So "Lou Gehrig's Disease", in the USA, was named for the famous baseball player who suffered it. In Britain, it is called "Motor Neuron Disease", and this is the same thing that Stephen Hawking has. Alzheimer's Disease was named for Dr. Alois Alzheimer, the German psychiatrist who first diagnosed and described it.
Is motor neuron disease the same as ALS?
no yes, it is Lower Motor Neuron Disease
What does the sheath do in the nerve cell?
The myelin sheath acts as a covering on the axon of a neuron just as the covering on the cord you plug into an electrical socket. If it is damaged, the current can be "short circuited" and the neuron and the axon will not function. This sheath allows impulses to travel rapidly. MS is a disease where these sheaths are damaged.
What is neuron disease?
Neurons are cells in the brain. Motor is defined as movement. So the impairment of motor skills is what motor neuron disease is. It is a disease people are born with.
What is motor neuron disease?
Neurons are cells in the brain. Motor is defined as movement. So the impairment of motor skills is what motor neuron disease is. It is a disease people are born with.
What happens if motor neurons are damaged?
Motor neuron involve the muscles. If they are damaged, then the muscle that they are connected to will not work.
Do you have any special medicine for motor neuron disease?
Motor neurone diseases occur when parts of the nervous system become damaged beyond repair. Unfortunately, there is not a cure for motor neurone disease, however there are medicines that doctors can give to help with symptoms.
What is MND?
MND means Motor Neuron Disease
Give a disorder of the nervous system?
Many diseases affect primarily the central nervous system. Tay Sachs Disease and Parkinsons Disease, central tremor and others. The list in the related links also includes peripheral nervous disorders.
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.
Is motor neuron disease in your system before you know you have it?
no, it's in your systym
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
