Diseases Flashcards
Signs of alcohol addiction and where the brain is affected.
neuron and brain cell damage, less colored cells in histology images. Affects the cerebral cortex and the limbic system.
how to identify alzheimers disease
The brain is shrunken and histology images show black plaque and twisted neurons.
Explain what and how to identify ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Motor nerve cells die, shrinking of nerve. You are unable to breath, swallow and have no muscle contraction. People usually have bad coordination
What damage is done to the brain with autism
damage to the small amygdala, excess immune cells(microglia)
How to identify Bipolar disorder
Amygdala expands, more neurons in the locus coeruleus which controls emotions and connects to the amygdala
What are the effects of Cerebral palsey, how is it caused, and how to identify
It affects, learning, movement, thinking, and seeing. It is caused mostly in the womb from a brain injury. It is easily identifiable through a CT scan of the brain being shifted to one side.
How and where to look for epilepsy
Temporal lobe specifically hippocampus, destrcution of neuron and increased glial cell astroycyte activity
How to identify Huntingtons disease
The striatum and cortex can shrink, causing neuron degeneration. Proteins can also inhibit the neurons in the striatum.
What is Korsakoff Syndrome and how to identify
memory impairment from alcohol abuse. It shows in the mammilitary (hypothalamus) atrophy and neuron loss in thalamus as well as frontal cortex damage
What parts of the brain show signs in diagnosing major depressoin
Thalamus, PFC, amygdala, hippocampus
Explain how multiple sclerosis can be identified in the brain
The central nervous system experiences lesions, loss of myelin, inflammation, immune cells form around blood vessels.
How can I easily identify narcolepsy
defiency of hypocretin producing neurons in the hypothalamus, causing sleep attacks
Explain how to identify OCD
fmri scans can show OCD. The orbitofrontal cortex causes OCD as well as the basal Ganglia. An imbalance of neurotransmitter serotonin also causes OCD
How can I identify Sleep Apnea
lesions in mid brain, dysfunction in frontal lobe. hypothalamus and brainstem abnormalities
what structures are affected with parkinsons disease and what happens
Basal Ganglia, cortex, and brainstem. Protein accumulates on neurons and dopamine defiecency
