Medicine
Mohsen Nabiuni; Jaber Hatam; Maryam Milanifard; Elham Seidkhani; Amin Jahanbakhshi
Abstract
Peripheral neuropathy is the result of damage to nerves outside the brain and spinal cord and often causes weakness, numbness and pain, usually in the hands and feet. It can also affect other parts and functions of the body such as digestion, urination and blood circulation. The peripheral nervous system ...
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Peripheral neuropathy is the result of damage to nerves outside the brain and spinal cord and often causes weakness, numbness and pain, usually in the hands and feet. It can also affect other parts and functions of the body such as digestion, urination and blood circulation. The peripheral nervous system is responsible for sending information from the brain and spinal cord to other parts of the body. Also, peripheral nerves send sensory information to the central nervous system. Peripheral neuropathy can be caused by severe injuries, infections, metabolic problems, hereditary causes, and exposure to toxic substances, one of the most common causes of which is diabetes. People with peripheral neuropathy usually experience throbbing, burning, or tingling pain, and in many cases, symptoms improve. Especially if the cause is a treatable problem. Medicine can also reduce the pain of peripheral neuropathy. There are different types of peripheral neuropathy caused by different causes. These cases range from carpal tunnel syndrome to nerve damage due to diabetes. All types of peripheral neuropathy as a group are especially common in people over 55 years of age. This condition affects 3-4% of people in this group. Neuropathies are usually categorized based on the problems they cause and their causes. There are also terms that indicate how severe the nerve damage is.
Mohsen Nabiuni; Jaber Hatam; Maryam Milanifard; Elham Seidkhani; Amin Jahanbakhshi
Abstract
In American football, athletes regularly suffer minor head injuries. In fact, these blows are those that are not strong enough to cause symptoms of brain damage or even clinical symptoms. However, the repetition of these blows during a football season is associated with changes in neurophysiology and ...
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In American football, athletes regularly suffer minor head injuries. In fact, these blows are those that are not strong enough to cause symptoms of brain damage or even clinical symptoms. However, the repetition of these blows during a football season is associated with changes in neurophysiology and neuropsychology in athletes, and their accumulation in the long term can be the cause of severe neurological diseases such as Alzheimer''s and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Because minor head concussions do not cause symptoms, it is very difficult to ascertain brain damage and determine when an athlete should be out of action. To conduct these experiments, Oliver and his colleagues used a simple and readily available diagnostic test to identify and monitor minor head impacts in sample athletes during a football season. They also emphasized that it is better to periodically measure the biomarkers of head injuries. A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that certain plasma microRNAs can serve as diagnostic biomarkers in mild concussion injury. Biomarkers have been discovered in an animal model and successfully used to diagnose mild brain injury in a subgroup of patients. This study was published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
