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The illness can improve or worsen over time, but full recovery is uncommon. [12] No therapies or medications are approved to treat the condition, and management is aimed at relieving symptoms. [ 2 ] : 29 Pacing of activities can help avoid worsening symptoms, and counselling may help in coping with the illness. [ 8 ]
Binswanger's disease, also known as subcortical leukoencephalopathy and subcortical arteriosclerotic encephalopathy, [1] is a form of small-vessel vascular dementia caused by damage to the white brain matter. [2] White matter atrophy can be caused by many circumstances including chronic hypertension as well as old age. [3]
“Limbic” is related to the brain areas first involved, “age-related” and the name “LATE” itself refer to the onset of disease usually in persons aged 80 or older. “TDP-43” indicates the aberrant mis-folded protein (or proteinopathy) deposits in the brain that characterize LATE, and “encephalopathy” means illness of brain.
MELAS is a condition that affects many of the body's systems, particularly the brain and nervous system (encephalo-) and muscles (myopathy). In most cases, the signs and symptoms of this disorder appear in childhood following a period of normal development. [4]
Encephalopathy can be caused by a number of different factors, including infections from bacteria and viruses, exposure to toxic substances, autoimmune disorders, encephalitis (inflammation of the ...
Leigh syndrome (also called Leigh disease and subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy) is an inherited neurometabolic disorder that affects the central nervous system.It is named after Archibald Denis Leigh, a British neuropsychiatrist who first described the condition in 1951. [2]
The 70-year-old, who stood at 5-foot-3, weighed 200 pounds after years of mindless snacking and was on blood-pressure medication. MacDonald told Business Insider she bowled and played darts and ...
She also lived at home with her two daughters until she reached age 110. The title of the world’s oldest person now belongs to Inah Canabarro Lucas, who is also 116 years old. She was born on ...