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Parkinson’s four hallmark symptoms |
Tremors Rigidity Bradykinesia Loss of balance |
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) pathology |
Autoimmune destruction
Plaques in white matter of brain destroys myelin sheath surrounding nerve fibers
Interferes with impulse transmission of CNS - body |
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ALS (Lou- Gehrig’s disease) |
No cognitive impairment
Muscle weakness and atrophy leads to respiratory paralysis and death |
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Brain tumors |
Primary malignant - originates in neuroglia cells and rarely metastasizes
Secondary malignant - originates elsewhere (breast, kidney, GI Tracy tumor) and travels to brain
Benign - originates in meninges and spinal cord cells and never metastasizes |