Symptoms of Dementia

June 16, 2010 by  
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Dementia can be defined as a stern loss of cognitive ability of a person that is abnormal for the age and sex he belongs. Dementia can affect people from any age group, although the senile dementia is far more common. In dementia, the most affected action of central nervous system is memory. But the power of satisfying solution of any problem, attention and language are affected as well. It is generally irreversible; only 10% of the cases recover from the disease. Read more

Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis

March 13, 2010 by  
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Multiple Sclerosis or commonly called as MS is a disorder of our nervous system. In MS, the covering sheath of our nerves in cerebral cortex and spinal cord is damaged. There is scarring of the nerves leading to various systemic manifestations. As the covering of the nerves are removed, the electrochemical conduction of responses of the nerves gets hampered. This damage is irreversible and thus MS is a progressive disease. Read more