An Overview of the Five Deadly Diseases that Affect the Human Brain
Words: 533 Pages: 2 1181There are hundreds and hundreds of diseases that affect the brain. Every day we fight the diseases just as hard as they fight the carrier of it. Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, depression, autism, and strokes are just five of the most deadly and degrading diseases that afflict people brains. Parkinson’s disease alone claims up to 18,000 lives a year (Hagerman 1). But what is it? Parkinson’s disease occurs when a brain chemical called dopamine begins to die in a region of […]