Causes of Quadriplegia Cervical (neck) injuries usually result in four limb paralysis. This is referred to as Tetraplegia or Quadriplegia. Injuries above the C-4 level may require a ventilator or electrical implant for the person to breathe. This is because the diaphragm is controlled by spinal nerves exiting at the upper level of the neck. [...]
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Symptoms of Quadriplegia and Treatment of Quadriplegia
February 18th, 2011 
admin Quadriplegia : is when a person has a spinal cord injury above the first thoracic vertebra, paralysis usually affects the cervical spinal nerves resulting in paralysis of all four limbs. In addition to the arms and legs being paralyzed, the abdominal and chest muscles will also be affected resulting in weakened breathing and the inability [...]
Moyamoya Disease ? Causes and Symptoms of Moyamoya Disease
February 14th, 2011 admin Recognised in Japan in the 1960s, this is a progressive occlusive cerebral arteritis affecting the distal internal carotid arteries near the Circle of Willis. Moyamoya is Japanese for “puff of smoke” and describes the appearance of the resultant network of abnormal small collateral vessels seen on angiography. There is a familial form which links to [...]
Epilepsy -causes, Symptoms, Treatment
February 13th, 2011 admin Causes of EpilepsyEpilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder that is characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures.[1][2] These seizures are transient signs and/or symptoms due to abnormal, excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.[3] About 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy at any one time.[4] Epilepsy is usually controlled, but not cured, with medication, although [...]
Brain Symptoms – Crucial Information’s On Cerebral Palsy
February 13th, 2011 admin No 2 folk are precisely the same. Even identical twins have sophisticated differences that only the parents can sense. The same can be said of individuals with incapacity. A brain injury suffered during or after birth, children can have varying degrees of disability, depending on the scale of damage in the initial few mins, hours, [...]
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No Comments »Little Known Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury
February 12th, 2011 admin Nearly two million people suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the United States each year. The severity of the injury varies, but most of these victims will spend at least one night in the hospital. Most TBI sufferers will go on to be okay, but nearly 80,000 will suffer long term disability. Even some [...]
Reasons for Depression and Symptoms
February 12th, 2011 admin Depressive Disorder is a mood disorder that by a number of estimations, impacts about 17.1 million individuals in the United States. Recognizing the reasons for and symptoms of this condition are the beginning steps to seeking help and feeling better. Reasons for Depressive Disorder There are different reasons for Depression. Clinical Depression may be an interim illness and [...]
Panic Attack Symptoms — Get to Be Aware Of Them Really Well
February 8th, 2011 admin When you have been suffering from panic attacks for a very long time now, you pretty much recognize what the panic attack symptoms are. From hyperventilating and fainting, and all others too; the whole enchilada if you want to put it that way. Now, has it ever crossed your head to question or wonder what [...]
Dementia Causes, Symptoms & Management Methods
February 8th, 2011 admin Dementia is an umbrella term used to describe a set of specific and general symptoms which include a progressive mental decline of cognitive functioning that impacts a person’s normal daily activities.It is not classified as a disease, per se,but rather as a syndrome which includes characteristic signs and symptoms. These signs also include actual physical [...]
Atherosclerosis – Symptoms, Causes, prevention and Treatment
February 6th, 2011 admin By atherosclerosis the inside of the arteries are thickened, hardened and stiffened, causing the space for blood flow to be narrowed or closed. This will decrease the oxygen supply to local or distant tissues. The primary symptom of this is pain, poor organ function and bad general condition. The further consequences are tissue damage, sometimes [...]
