Not exact matches
In the past researchers have observed an association between poor mitochondrial function and Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative
disorder of the central nervous
system that impairs speech and
motor functions and affects five million people worldwide.
Parkinson's disease is a degenerative
disorder of the central nervous
system that causes a person to lose control of
motor movements, such as the ability to move his or her hands, arms, and legs.
Grillner had severed the cats» spines, rendering them paralyzed, and then injected them with an amino acid called L - dopa, routinely used to treat Parkinson's disease — a neurodegenerative
disorder of the central nervous
system characterized by
motor symptoms.
«This impaired connectivity suggests that autism is not simply a
disorder of social and communicative abilities, but also affects a broad range of sensory and
motor systems,» Müller said.
Maybe we can eventually use this relationship between musical experience and the
motor system to help people with
motor -
system disorders such as Parkinson's disease.
The histaminergic
system is involved in basic physiological functions, such as the sleep - wake cycle, energy and endocrine homeostasis, sensory and
motor functions, cognition, and attention, which are all severely affected in neuropsychiatric
disorders.
Though born with the autosomal genetic
disorder, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, honing his tech and gaming interests helped him cope with the ongoing degeneration of his spinal
motor neurons and weakening muscular
system.