Brain tumors

Ever thought about people that do surgery on others brains. These people are called neurosurgeons, they save people's lives, my goal is to be just like them. Then have you ever heard of the University of California, San Francisco's medical school, their school is top ranked for neurosurgery. Which means if I go to the University of California, San Francisco for neurology, I could become an amazing neurosurgeon, pursue my goal, and learn more than I ever had. Now becoming a Neurosurgeon, wasn’t always

Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC), also called benign intracranial hypertension (BIH), is characterized by elevated intracranial pressure that is unrelated to hydrocephalus, tumor, brain edema, or any other structural entities associated with normal CSF analysis (12). Usually, PTC presents with headache, and, often, there are changes in the vision of obese women of childbearing age (13). Almost all patients with PTC have headaches, i.e., 90-94%. Their headaches are associat5ed with a feeling of pressure

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, which is a term used for a decline in mental ability that is so intense it disrupts daily life (What is Alzheimers?, 2017). In Alzheimer's disease, the brain cells degenerate and die, causing a steady decrease in memory and mental function (Staff, 2017). This disease is responsible for sixty to eighty percent of dementia cases (What is Alzheimers?, 2017). Those who are 65 and older take up the majority of people with Alzheimer’s (What is Alzheimers

outside of our body that could or could not be conscious to us. The disease Hydrocephalus is a disease that affects the Nervous System through the brain. Hydrocephalus is when fluid that normally would help cushion our brain becomes excessive. This fluid is called cerebrospinal fluid. By this fluid becoming excessive it puts harmful pressure on the brain. Hydrocephalus can be categorized into two types. Congenital Hydrocephalus and Acquired Hydrocephalus. Congenital Hydrocephalus is present at birth

“If you live long enough, eventually everyone will develop dementia.” I believe that the above statement if false, I have personal experience showing that you do not develop dementia if you live long enough. My grandmother lived to be 102 years old and was of very sound mind, with no signs of dementia. It is shown that the rates of dementia increase with age, but being demented is not a normal part of aging (Segal, Qualls & Smyer, 2011). Looking at trends that are shown in older adults actually

There are ways to put the blame of AD-like symptoms on other problems, like a stroke or brain tumor, and that is by using Computerized Tomography or Magnetic Resonance Imaging. (Know respectfully as CT and MRI) These brain imaging devices are useful, yet they still cannot identify plaques and tangles.      The symptoms of AD are caused by the plaque tangles in the parts of the brain are known as hippocampus and the cerebral cortex, which both manage memory, language, and

Substance use disorder is not a brain disease, and it will be proven in this paper. Drugs are addicting, and habit forming. Does this make it a brain disease? There can be many different brain diseases, including infections, seizures, trauma, tumors, etc. People could become dependent on a drug the first time they use it, or after chronic use. It really depends on their tolerance to that particular drug. The fact-based accounts from recovered addicts commonly point to the role of monetary and family

complex arrangement of nerves and specialized cells called the neurons carry messages to and from the brain and the spinal cord to different parts of the body. Nervous system is consisted of the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. The central nervous system is made up of the brain and the spinal cord and the peripheral nervous system is made up of nerves that are outside the brain and spinal cord. Nervous system diseases affect the functioning of the human nervous system consisting

Epilepsy is most likely to show itself during the first year of a child’s life, after that the rate of epilepsy occurring slowly decreases until the age of ten, and then it stays at the same likeliness to occur until age 55, when strokes and brain tumors and other brain problems become

The nervous system in a canine is made up of these three things: Brain, spinal cord and several different kinds of nerves located throughout the body. They create complex circuits through which animals experience and respond to sensations: The central nervous system includes the spinal cord and brain. The brain has three main sections: the brain stem that controls several basic life functions. The cerebrum, which is the center of conscious decision making, and lastly, the cerebellum which involves