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Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is an acute viral infectious disease spread from person to person, primarily via the fecal-oral route. Poliomyelitis is a viral disease that can affect nerves and can lead to partial or full paralysis. CausesPoliomyelitis is a disease caused by infecti ....
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Down syndrome, or Down's syndrome trisomy 21, is achromosomal condition caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. Down syndrome is a chromosomal condition characterized by the presence of an extra copy of genetic material on the 21st chromosome, either in whole (trisomy 21) or part (s ....
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What is Cerebellar Atrophy?Cerebellar Atrophy is a genetic neurological disease. It develops when the neurons known as Purkinje cells located in the cerebellum of the brain, begin to die off. These cells affect balance and coordination. They have a critical role to play in the brain. The Purkinje laver allows ....
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Definition:Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a degenerative neurological disorder. Multiple system atrophy is associated with the degeneration of nerve cells in specific areas of the brain. This cell degeneration causes problems with movement, balance and autonomic functions of the body such as bladder control ....
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Neural stem cells(NSCs) are considered a heterogeneous population of mitotically active, self-renewing, multipotent, immature progenitor cells, which have the potential to proliferate into neurons, astroglia and oligodendroglia.
For a long time, people thought that mamalian neural stem cells did not have the ....
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Stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia (lack of blood supply) caused by thrombosis or embolism or due to a hemorrhage. The affected area of the brain is unable to function, leading to inability to move one or mor ....
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Spinal Cord Injury is an injury to the spinal cord that results in paralysis and loss of sensation. It causes myelopathy or damage to white matter or myelinated fiber tracts that carry signals to and from the brain. Also, it could damage the gray matter in the central part of the cord, triggering segmental lo ....
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What is Parkonson's Disease?
Parkinson's disease (also known as Parkinson disease or PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that often impairs the individual's motor skills, speech and other functions. The Clinical Features of Parkinson's Disease
There are four cardinal features of PD: ....
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Multiple sclerosis (abbreviated MS, also known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata) is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune response attacks a person's central nervous system though the blood-brain barrier breakdown, leading to demyelination. Multiple Sclerosis affects the a ....
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS) is a progressive, fatal, neurodegenerative disease caused by the motor neurons degeneration. ALS is often called Lou Gehrig's Disease in North America. The disorder causes muscle weakness and atrophy throughout the body as both the upper and lower motor neurons degenerate, c ....