Brain
Weight of brain : 1300 to 1400 gms
Average brain weight of the adult male was 1336 gram;
Average brain weight of the adult female 1198 gram.
With increasing age, brain weight decreases by 2 to 3 grams.
% brain of total body weight (150 pound human) = 2%
By the time one is six years old, brain is already 90 % of the
size of adult.
Brain
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All of us are billionaires in terms
of number of neurons in the brain
Average number of neurons in the brain : 86 billion to 100 billion
In money terms, most of us are not billionaires but in neurons
in the brain, all living humans are 80 billion plus. (Its neurons
and not Rupees, dollars, pounds, yen...)
Brain weight of
A lion : 240 gms, A tiger : 263.5 gms, A horse : 532 gms , An
elephant : 4783 gms, A bottle nosed dolphin : 1,500 - 1,600 gms
Brain
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Difference between
Neurologist and Psychiatrist
Key Difference
Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of
A neurologist - disorders/diseases related to the nervous system.
A psychiatrist - mental illness as well as emotional disorders.
Neurologists treat conditions like sleep disorders, epilepsy,
brain injuries, migraine headaches, brain and spinal cord tumors,
etc
Nervous system is very important as it controls both behaviors
and sensation (balance, ambulation, reflexes, memory, speech,
language, etc.).
Psychiatrist is a medical practitioner who treats
the disorders related to mental illness. These illnesses are recognized
by similar signs and symptoms which exhibit the activity of mind
like memory, emotions, sensory perception, attention, pleasure,
etc.
Source
Difference between
Neurologist and Neurosurgeon
When
a patient has neurological symptoms, often their initial evaluation
is with a neurologist, who might obtain imaging to get to the
source of the problem.
If they discover a structural problem, such as a tumor, they'll
refer the patient to a neurosurgeon.
"I love being in the operating room," says Dr. Bergsneider.
"The primary reason surgeons become surgeons is because they
like to operate, and that's where we are the happiest. It is a
very fulfilling profession in that you can really see the fruits
of your labor in the recovery room."
Neurology
Neurology is the branch of medicine that deals with
the nervous system. Common neurological disorders include epilepsy,
headache, Parkinson disease, and dementia, as well as neurological
problems caused by other disorders, such as cerebrovascular disease
and infections.
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are affected by neurological
disorders: more than 50 million people have epilepsy; around 47
million are affected by dementia globally.
Moreover, the extension of life expectancy and the ageing of
the general populations in both developed and developing countries
are likely to increase the prevalence of many chronic and progressive
physical and mental conditions including neurological disorders.
Neurological
Disorders: Public Health Challenges
Disorders
Dementia
Epilepsy
Headache
disorders
Projects
Atlas
Project Neurology
ICD-11
Dementia Action
Plan 2017-2025
The
global plan aims to improve the lives of people with dementia,
their families and the people who care for them, while decreasing
the impact of dementia on communities and countries.
Mental disorders
Mental
disorders comprise a broad range of problems, with different symptoms.
However, they are generally characterized by some combination
of abnormal thoughts, emotions, behaviour and relationships with
others. Examples are schizophrenia, depression, intellectual disabilities
and disorders due to drug abuse. Most of these disorders can be
successfully treated.
General
information : Mental disorders : Fact sheet, 2017
Interviews
We plan to do einterviews with MBBS doctors to understand 4 things
1) Tests or questions you ask in first few meetings
2) What it means in medical terms
3) What it means in non medical terms
4) What should the patient or care takers do
We might interview Aurvedic doctors, homeopathic doctors, Yoga
teachers on this health issue
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