Arnold-Chiari malformation is a constellation of congenital anomalies related to the hindbrain and base of the brain. It consists of cerebellar tonsils herniation through the foramen magnum into the cervical spinal canal. Chiari malformation is a rare entity and its etiology is not clearly known but said to be genetic. We report a case of Arnold Chiari Malformation type 1 with holocord syrinx. Chiari malformation is a rare disease with prevalence rates of 0.1-0.5% with a female predominance.[1]
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NERVOUS SYSTEM STUDY GUIDE 1. 3 FUNCTIONS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM 2. 2 MAJOR NERVOUS SYSTEMS 3. AFFERENT VS. EFFERENT NERVES. What does each do? 4. SOMATIC VS AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM What does each do? Which is involuntary? 5. SYMPATHETIC VS PARASYMPATHETIC What are some things that happen when you get scared? When you have just had a big meal? 6. Draw the Graphic Organizer for the nervous system 7. ANATOMY
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What is bovine spongiform encephalopathy? Why is there concern about this disease? Bovine spongiform encephalopathy‚ more commonly known as mad cow disease‚ is a fatal neurodegenerative disease‚ which causes a spongy type of degeneration in the spinal cord and brain of infected cattle. 2. What is colic? Describe at least two different types of colic. Colic simply means a pain in the stomach. Horses can experience several different types of colic‚ ranging from relatively minor cases to fatal ones
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease that causes dysfunction in the nerve cells of the brain‚ spinal cord and motor cortex. ALS usually targets the lower back first and work it’s way up. The symptoms can vary between difficulty in lifting a pen‚ muscle spasms‚ tiredness from arm or leg movement‚ change in pitch of voice and many others. Joe is at high risk of having ALS Disease. He is showing basic symptoms and need to have some test ran. He has had a viral infection‚ has
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Don Heupel / AP A trainer‚ center‚ helps Buffalo Bills’ Kevin Everett after he was injured. RELATED Football’s $1‚000 Helmet Email Print Share Reprints Follow @TIME The life threatening spinal-cord injury that Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett suffered on Sunday while trying to make a tackle adds urgency to a question that gnaws at the NFL with each passing season — is playing pro football worth the risks? Everett‚ 25‚ remains sedated and on a respirator at Millard Fillmore Gates
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and what would happen if one of those main parts were damaged. In humans‚ the nervous system is divided into the central nervous system (CNS)‚ which consist of the brain and spinal cord‚ and the peripheral nervous system (PNS)‚ which contains all the nerves that run everywhere in the body. The brain and the spinal cord serve as the main processing center for the entire nervous system‚ and control all the workings of the human body. They work together to let messages flow back and forth between
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Rectal prolapse can be an excruciating and theoretically uncomfortable situation. Luckily‚ there are treatments available to help assuage pain and symptoms. The most common prolapse treatment opted by a lot of people these days is herbal prolapse treatment. This treatment does not entail any surgery. There are numerous possible causes of rectal prolapse‚ though no solitary cause stands out. In kids‚ the condition found with cystic fibrosis‚ a dangerous disease that causes dense‚ sticky mucus to accumulate
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recombination? What types of regulations exist for these foods? (For example‚ you might search the Food and Drug Administration website.) Clearly explain your reasoning for each answer. b) Stem cells. A relative of a friend of yours had a spinal cord injury after a bad car accident. The medical team has decided that this patient is a good candidate for a clinical trial using stem cell therapy. Your friend has not had a biology course since high school‚ so you are going to write for him
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takes but the emotions a human being feels. The spinal cord‚ brain‚ and many nerves revolve around the nervous system. There are three overlapping functions that use millions of sensory receptors‚ that monitor the body. By monitoring the body the functions detect any changes the human body has had.Two components separate the nervous system allowing us to focus on certain parts of the body. The central nervous system focuses on the brain‚ spinal cord‚ and nerves. The peripheral nervous system consist
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Each hemisphere of the brain also has a cingulate gyrus part of the limbic system Limbic system includes cingulate gyrus‚ amygdala‚ and hippocampus Emotion‚ learning‚ and memory Cerebral cortex consists of sensory‚ motor‚ and association areas Association areas integrate sensory data into perception Motor outputs control target tissues The noradrenergic system originates from the locus coeruleus in the pons Its axons terminate through the brain disseminates noradrenaline throughout
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