Question 1

is diabetes a nervous system disease?

Accepted Answer

Not quite: Diabetes can affect the nervous system but the cause of diabetes is not the nervous system. For example, poorly controlled diabetes can lead to neuropathy or damage of the nerves. It can affect the feeling of your hands and feet and less often after very prolonged diabetes can affect your autonomic nervous system and lead to stomach problems or syncopal issues.

Question 2

what is the primary cause of nervous system diseases?

Accepted Answer

Very variable: In younger patients, may encounter trauma, and multiple sclerosis.  Epilepsy affects 32 million, migraine at least that many, but in older age groups, may see Alzheimer's which affects about 5.5 million.  So, varies by age, genetic vulnerabilty, and events.

Question 3

how do nervous system diseases physically affects you?

Accepted Answer

Varies: Since "nervous system diseases" may affect cognition, emotions, ability to see and hear, sensation, balance and gait, strength, level of awareness, a multitude of symptoms can emerge resulting in a variety of ultimate disabling outcomes.  Depending on the disorder, a variety of treatment responses are available.

Question 4

what kinds of medications are given to people with nervous system diseases?

Accepted Answer

NS diseases: The list is too extensive to enumerate on. Basically, it depends on the type of nervous system disease we are treating, for example Sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa) for Parkinson's disease.

Question 5

what nervous system diseases cause paralysis?

Accepted Answer

Too numerous: Could be a neuromuscular disorder such as myasthenia gravis, an acute polyneuritis such as Guillain-Barre, trauma to spinal cord, a severe stroke, an infection such as botulism, a chronic problem such as end-stage motor neuron disease, etc.  If this refers to you or a relationship, you might wish a Concierge visit to discuss.

Question 6

my mom has a rare central nervous system disease and there is no help! what can we do?

Accepted Answer

Check to see: Where the specialists are on this condition in the us. See if there are any on-going studies for this condition. Educate yourselves as much as possible.

Question 7

what nervous system diseases cause muscle weakness on the right side?

Accepted Answer

Focality: A lesion over the left side of the brain can cause right sided weakness, such as a stroke, hemorrhage, abscess, brain tumor.  If you have focal weakness, see a neurologist ASAP

Question 8

what is happening to the nervous system in parkinson's disease?

Accepted Answer

Degenerative: It is thought that cells containing dopamine are slowly and steadily deteriorating, and as a consequence, symptoms of shaking, poor gait, even memory loss become apparent.  It is also felt that the disorder presents pathologically in the brainstem first affecting the dorsal vagus and locus ceruleum early and later affects the basal ganglia.  Deposition of Lewy Bodies becomes apparent within cells.

Question 9

what is the function of the nervous system with alzheimer's disease?

Accepted Answer

Loss of function: Alzheimer's disease affects the central nervous system and causes progressive loss of higher functions.

Question 10

what part of the brain or nervous system does parkinson's disease impact?

Accepted Answer

Dopaminergic cells: Nerve cells use a brain chemical called Dopamine to help control muscle movement. Parkinson's disease occurs when the nerve cells in the brain that make Dopamine are slowly destroyed. Without dopamine, the nerve cells in that part of the brain cannot properly send messages. This leads to the loss of muscle function. The damage gets worse with time. The cause of parkinson's is unknown.

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