A CHRONIC, PROGRESSIVE NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER PARKINSON’S DISEASE- MECHANISMS AND TREATMENT

Fatigue in Progressive Neurological Conditions: A Literature Review

This paper reviews the current literature examining the pervasive symptom of fatigue experienced in three of the most common degenerative neurological conditions: multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s disease (PD) and post-polio syndrome (PPS). The existing literature can be considered under four headings definition and prevalence, type, cause, impact of fatigue. Fatigue is a common symptom in d...

Chemokines in chronic progressive neurological multiple sclerosis

Chemokines are 8 ± 12 kd chemoattractant cytokines characterized by a four cysteine motif (Luster, 1998; Ransohoff et al, 1996; Schall, 1994; Taub, 1996). The presence or absence of an intervening amino acid(s) (X) between the N terminal cysteines de®nes the CXC/CX3C and CC families, respectively. A third family, C chemokines, lacks an N terminal cysteine but is otherwise homologous. It was ori...

HLA-B51 and cigarette smoking as risk factors for chronic progressive neurological manifestations in Behçet's disease.

Chronic Asthma and Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease: The Treatment Plans

Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) regularly occurs when stomach acid moves up from the stomach into the esophagus. GERD might be associated with chronic asthma symptoms such as coughing and breathlessness. According to several studies on children and adults, GERD is proven to have a close relationship with asthma.  Medication treatment via proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs), such as Omeprazole,...

AA Amyloidosis in a patient with glycogen storage disorder and progressive chronic kidney disease

Type 1 glycogen storage diseases (GSD) are inherited metabolic diseases caused by defects in the activity of the glucose-6-phosphate transporter. We present the case of a 40-year-old male with glycogen storage disease type 1b (GSD1b) who was referred to our nephrology service for evaluation of his chronic kidney disease and found to have AA amyloid deposition on renal biopsy. Amyloid is a descr...