Krabbe Disease Analysis

The symptoms are loss of memories, difficult controlling and impulsive. This disease eventually leads four types of disease such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer 's, Dementia and Huntington’s. Parkinson’s affects the central nervous system eventually leads to triggering in the hand. Alzheimer 's is a disease that affects the memory and important mental functions. Dementia is when a person think a lot which interferes with their daily functions.

Samuel Davila requesting prescription coverage for the non-preferred insulin Humalog Kwikpen, 100unit/mL solution pen-injector. The Medical Director at BCBSTX reviewed the initial request and determined Mr. Solis did not meet the requirements to receive benefits for the non-preferred insulin Humalog. In order to approve coverage of this request, program criteria must be met. Based on the information from Dr. Davila, Mr. Solis did not meet the criteria. The information we received shows Mr. Solis does not meet the criteria due to the reason(s) listed below: 1) have a physical or mental disability that would prevent you from using a preferred insulin product, 2) you are pregnant, 3) have a side effect, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) labeled contraindication or allergy to the preferred insulin products that is not expected to occur with the requested insulin, or 4) your insulin pump will not work with all the preferred insulin products.

The first, and most common type of stroke is Ischemic. An Ischemic stroke is when “cerebral infarction, or brain tissue death, results when circulation to an area of the brain is obstructed, with the result being ischemia” (Atchison & Dirette, 2012, p. 129). The three categories that an ischemia stroke can be categorized into include: embolic, thrombolytic,

Name: Horner 's syndrome Overview: The syndrome of Horner is a neuro-ophthalmological that develops after an interruption of nerve fibers nice ranging from the hypothalamus to eye. Possible damage to the central level that causes this syndrome is the lesion, compression or ischemia of the brain stem. Other conditions that determine the Horner syndrome is syringomyelia and some cancers marrow or brain (eg. neuroblastoma). Interruptions devices, however, can result from head and neck trauma, cervical lymphadenopathy, lung tumors Pancoast, aortic dissection or carotid artery and thoracic aortic aneurysm.

The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a national vaccine safety surveillance program co-sponsored by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The problem with VAERS is a lack of participation. Doctors and their staff first have to decide if the bad reaction is from the vaccine. This decision could place some liability on the doctor and cause ill feeling with the parent. Why did the doctor not tell them that vaccines could cause these bad reactions.

It is associated with degeneration of the basal ganglia of the brain and a deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Huntington’s Disease: a hereditary disease marked by degeneration of the brain cells and causing chorea and progressive dementia.

They include: Lewy body dementia which is the result of the formation of protein substances called Lewy bodies in the nerve cells. As the disease progresses, its symptoms include the following: sleep-related difficulties, behavioral, cognitive and physical dysfunctions. Lewy body dementia can be subdivided into two types: 1) Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) which is hard to diagnose at the early stage as it has no obvious symptoms. As it progresses, the substantia nigra neurons which produce dopamine become damaged or die which causes deterioration of the outer cortex of the brain. Many of the remaining neurons contain Lewy bodies.

Amir, Sutton and Veyver (2005) explore why Rett’s syndrome is not universally screened for, and if it would be reasonable to screen for it in an article called Newborn Screening and Prenatal diagnosis for Rett’s syndrome. They came to the conclusion that it would not be reasonable to screen for Rett’s Syndrome as 1. There is no current treatment that can halt, or reverse the effects of Rett’s syndrome. 2. The process to screen for the MECP2 mutation is very selective and is not always accurate.

Abstract Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening, genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections, and complicates a person’s ability to breathe. People with Cystic fibrosis have troubles to breathe because a broken gene causes a thick, growth of mucus in the lungs, pancreas and other organs. The mucus blocks the air passage to the lungs, and traps bacteria leading to infections, considerable lung harm, and sooner or later, respiratory failure. In the pancreas, this mucus blocks the deliverance of digestive enzymes that allow the body to break down food and absorb vital nutrients. People with this disease used to have a life expectancy of 6 months back in 1938, but now with the advances of technology and medical treatments, life expectancy is approximately 35

These diseases often affect elderly adults and are caused by the deterioration of nerve cells, eventually leading to the death of cells. Others include trauma – either a cancerous or noncancerous growth of abnormal cells in brains. Brain trauma is a dysfunction of the brain,

Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) most commonly known as multiple organ failure is a very progressive disorder in which affects the autonomic nervous system. Multiple System Atrophy mostly affects the autonomic nervous system which is the system in which the non-voluntary processes in the body is monitored by, such as blood pressure, digestion, and pulse. During the progressive part of MSA, the disease results in extreme loss of function and death of several nerve cells in the brain and spine. To this day there is no diagnosed known cause to Multiple System Atrophy. MSA is so rare, in fact it only affects 15,000-50,000 people total in a lifetime.

Due to this cell death, the brain undergoes significant shrinkage. The absence of certain chemicals that transmit signals (neurotransmitters) in the brain, such as choline, can also cause this disease [3]. Because of this buildup, this disease gets