Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic, potentially debilitating disease that affects the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). It is thought to be an autoimmune disease affecting the protective coating of the nerve fibers. Source: http://www.triangleneuropsychology.com/resources.html
"Injuries to the brain may be caused by a severe blow to the head, a fall, a car accident or similar trauma. If there is a loss of consciousness or an altered mental state, a brain injury may have occurred." (Source) I created an infographic for TBI symptoms! You can also check it out [...]
June is Alzheimer's Awareness month. 50 million people are living with Alzheimer's and other dementias. To spread awareness, the Alzheimer's Association is going purple to #EndAlz! . . Sources: https://www.alz.org/facts/overview.asp https://www.alz.org/10-signs-symptoms-alzheimers-dementia.asp
This article is dedicated to Parkinson’s Day, which is April 11th. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative brain disorder. For most people, this disease progresses slowly, with symptoms taking years to develop. This is not a fatal condition. However, complications from the disease are serious; the CDC rates complications from PD as the 14th top [...]
Learning how to fight my own brain and reroute my own thoughts is by far the most difficult task anyone has ever asked me to complete. But these thoughts, the ones that are not truly yours are poison in your soul and they will destroy you if you don’t overcome them. But [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4m65sbqbhY 38,000 suicides in U.S. per year 3rd most common cause of death in 15-25 yrs. of age 2X as common as homocide 90% of suicides are related to MENTAL ILLNESS often, early in life... 1 in 5 people suffer from such a disorder in the course of their lifetime 50% onset by [...]
