Question 1

what are diseases of the nerve cells called?

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Nerve disease: The best answer is neurological diseases.  These affect the nerves of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves.  There are special names for the diseases of the nerves (neuropathies), spinal cord (like syringomyelia or transverse myelopathy), and brain (stroke, MS, cerebritis, etc.)  Some disease affect the nerve cells, some of the diseases appear to be within the nerve cells themselves.

Question 2

what diseases affect nerve cells?

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Many: Many diseases affect nerve cells.  The common diseases are stroke, trauma, multiple sclerosis, diabetes mellitus, Parkinsons and Alzheimers disease.

Are you thinking of nerves in the hands and feet (peripheral nerves) or the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system)?  Some illnesses affect one and not the other.

Question 3

what sort of issues surround cell phones and kids?

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Driving: There is no proven harm from cell phone use. The major health risk is probably teenagers who use cell phones while driving. Foolish for the obvious reason of increased risk of mva.

Question 4

should i take away my child's cell phone at night?

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Cell phone ???: I may be a bit old fashion, but I do believe restrictions on a kids phone to daytime use ~7am-7pm is not only necessary but helpful in  letting them achieve some balance in their life.Kids need proper rest to grow & the crushing gossip of the day takes second place to getting adequate sleep.Preoccupation with computer networks, games, phones are associated with declining school  performance.

Question 5

does having sickle cells affect a woman having kids?

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Possibly: Sickle cell disease (scd) probably has little effect on fertility.  However, sickle crisis can be more frequent in pregnancy and the impaired oxygenation due to scd can affect the growth and development of the fetus.  There is also an increased risk for preterm labor and premature delivery.  Because of the increased risks, a pregnancy complicated by scd should be followed by a perinatologist.

Question 6

how old is appropirate for kids to have their own cell phone?

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Lost Art of Talking: Unless a child needs a cell phone for safety, i recommend waiting as long as you can.  Nevermind radiation, cell phones can pose a hazard to personal safety; academic achievement; and, importantly, normal, healthy interactions with friends and family. Cell-phones also tend to distract from higher priorities, and, with web access, they open the door to potential moral decay.

Question 7

can you tell me how lead enter on nerve cells in the human body?

Accepted Answer

Mostly by mouth: Sometimes by bullet or through skin (regular gasoline) Rarely it is inhaled.

Question 8

will giving a cell phone to your kid cause him to have anti-social behavior?

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Give guidance too!: Just giving your child adult electronic tools without guidelines on their use is just as dangerous as giving them a chain saw without instruction in how to ue it.But with proper instruction and guidelines, it can be a useful tool. First, two musts - never use in school and never take to bed. Beyond that, you need to set limits and customize its use.  Help them learn appropriate social norms in use.

Question 9

docs can you explain what is a disease or a medical condition that can affect nerve cells?

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Too many to list: This question is impossible to answer in 400 characters because a slew of neurological and medical conditions can affect nerve cells in many different ways.  Being more specific with a doctor when asking questions is sometimes helpful.

Question 10

y husband has vasovahal nerve syncope. at age 17 he had to have a pace maker inserted. what are the chances of this pssing on to our child?

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Yes: What you have described is in a class of problems called Autonomic Dysfunction or Dysautonomia. This is heritable with variable penitrance. This means the genes transfer but there is a variable amount of effect the individual will experience. In general pacemakers are not used to treat this. Since he has a pacemaker he probably already sees an Electrophysiologist. Check with him.

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