Medical brain notes 7

  NEUROPATHY - A.I.D.P In this chapter, we will discuss about the diseases of the nerves, which originate from the brain and the spinal cord, and carry messages to the muscles of the face, neck, limbs, chest, stomach etc and take the sensory impulses from the skin and other sensory organs as well as important organs to the brain and the spinal cord. The nerves that carry messages to the muscles are known as motor nerves and the nerves that carry sensations from end organs towards brain are called sensory nerves. The initial part of the nerve emerging from spinal cord is called a radical. These radicals are again of two types; motor and sensory. The diseases of the radicals are known as radiculopathy. Whereas the diseases of the nerves mentioned earlier are known as peripheral neuropathy. There are many types of peripheral neuropathies and the main ones are polyneuropathy, entrapment neuropathy, mononeuropathy, mononeuropathy multiplex etc. peripheral neuropathy occurs due to many d...

  C.I.D.P.: When A.I.D.P. keeps progressing for a long time (2 months) or recurs frequently, it is known as C.I.D.P. (Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradicul-oneuropathy). If the disease has occurred only due to neurological causes, it looks like motor neuron disease. Many a time symptoms of C.I.D.P may occur due to HIV infection, S.L.E, plasma cell dyscrasias etc.   Treatment :   ·             l If there is any other disease mentioned earlier, it isdetected and treated and especially steroids, plasma exchange, azathioprine are used. As in the treatment of A.I.D.P, immunoglobulin can also be used. ·             l Physiotherapy plays a very important role in most ofthe neuropathies. If required, braces, splints, boots and other such instruments can be used to make life as easy as possible for the patient. ·         ...