Category: Nervous System

Drugs and their Effects on the Nervous System

| June 4, 2010 | 0 Comments

Aside from diseases and injuries, the nervous system can also be damaged by the improper use of drugs.  A drug is any chemical substance that produces physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral changes in a person.  Drugs are harmful if they are not used properly.  They should only be taken upon the advice of a doctor.  [...]

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Proper Care of the Nervous System

| June 4, 2010 | 2 Comments

Tips on how to take care of the nervous system:

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Common Diseases of the Nervous System

| June 4, 2010 | 34 Comments

Cerebral Palsy Cerebral palsy is one of the common cripplers of children.  It is caused by damage to the brain of a newborn baby during birth.  Lack of oxygen or injury usually causes the brain damage.  The damage affects the child’s ability to use and control muscles.  The typical victim of cerebral palsy may have [...]

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The Nervous System

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The sense organs are the specialized structures that are under the control of the nervous system.  These organs receive messages from the surroundings and send them to the nervous system.  The nervous system then processes and interprets the information and determines what actions are to be taken.

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