37
Model:
Netti Dynamic System
Language:
English
Version:
2021-03
My-Netti.com
• SCI:
or spinal cord injury, result of a sudden,
violent blow or a damage to any part of the spinal
cord or nerves at the end of the spinal canal.
•
Huntington’s disease:
A hereditary disease
marked by degeneration of the brain cells and
causing chorea and progressive dementia.
10. APPENDIX
Medical terms and diagnosis with reference to
Netti Dynamic System and relevant user groups:
•
CP:
Cerebral palsy is a disorder that affects muscle
tone, movement, and motor skills (the ability to
move in a coordinated and purposeful way).
•
ALS:
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a
rapidly progressive, neuromuscular disease. It
attacks the motor neurons that transmit electrical
impulses from the brain to the voluntary muscles
in the body. When they fail to receive messages,
the muscles lose strength, atrophy and die.
•
CVA:
Stroke or Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA).
A stroke is the sudden death of brain cells due
to a problem with the blood supply.
•
Intellectual disorders:
Intellectual disability is a
disability characterized by significant limitations
in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive
behavior, which covers many everyday social and
practical skills.
•
Parkinson’s Disease:
a progressive disease of
the nervous system marked by tremor, muscular
rigidity, and slow, imprecise movement. It is
associated with degeneration of the basal
ganglia of the brain and a deficiency of the
neurotransmitter dopamine.
•
MS:
a chronic, typically progressive disease
involving damage to the sheaths of nerve cells
in the brain and spinal cord, whose symptoms
may include numbness, impairment of speech
and of muscular coordination, blurred vision,
and severe fatigue.
•
TBI:
Or traumatic brain injury is an intracranial
injury, generally the result of a sudden blow to
the head. The brain is launched into a collision
course with the inside of the skull, resulting in
possible bruising of the brain, tearing of nerve
fibers and bleeding.
