Gliomatosis cerebri
Posted on October 14, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Gliomatosis cerebri can affect people of any age from infants under two years old to people in their eighties. It may affect any part of the brain or even the spinal cord, optic nerve and compact white matter.
Gliomatosis cerebri(GC) is a highly aggressive, rare form of neuroepithelial tumor. It most commonly presents as a diffusely infiltrating glial tumor of the cerebral cortex. It is commonly characterized by diffuse infiltration of the brain with neoplastic glial cells that affect various areas of the cerebral lobe. Gliomas are heterogeneous tumors that are classified according to their most aggressive appearing elements. The classification includes four grades of glioma. The pathological grade of gliomatosis cerebri is not always established, because only a fraction of these tumors is biopsied.
Complete Information on Balo disease with Treatment and Prevention
Posted on June 4, 2008 - Filed Under Health | Leave a Comment
Balo’s disease is a rare progressive form of multiple sclerosis with a strong viral association that primarily affects young adults. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an instigative disease of the Central Nervous System (CNS).
Predominantly, it is a disease of the “white matter” tissue. The white matter is made up of nerve fibres which are responsible for transmitting communication signals both internally within the CNS and between the CNS and the nerves supplying rest of the body. In people affected by MS, patches of damage called plaques or lesions appear in seemingly random areas of the CNS white matter.