neurologic disorders: somatic and autonomic function

• Myasthenia gravis: manifests as both eye muscles drooping
• amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a NON-inflammatory degeneration of motor neurons in cortex, brain stem, and spinal cord
• Gullain-barre syndrome: inflammation of peripheral and sensory nerves causing myelin damage in ascending fashion

  • demyelination followed by remyelination (heals descending)
• demyelination disorder has a precipitating event (infection, trauma, inflammation)
• HuntinGton's Chorea: inherited autosomal dominant disease

  • basal ganglia and cerebral cortex
  • progressive dementia
• spinal shock can stimulate autonomic hyper-reflexia
• spinal shock is a complication of spinal cord injury
• paralysis of respiratory muscles are C3 or higher
• flaccidity is caused by a LMN disease
• paralysis: inability to move
• paresis: reduced ability to move
• hyperkinesia: tremors, ticks, gait disturbances, or restlessness