(Preview) Most common diseases of 50 plus - Diseases of Central Nervous system - Free radical causes of dementia (Lou Gehrig's disease(Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis))

By Kyle J. Norton 
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               Diseases of Central Nervous system

                                 Dementia

About 5-8% of all people over the age of 65 have some form of dementia, and this number doubles every five years above that age. Dementia is the loss of mental ability, severe enough to interfere with people's every life and Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia in aging people.
II. Causes of dementia
B. Free radical causes of dementia
B.4. Lou Gehrig's disease(Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
1. Free radicals and Lou Gehrig's disease
Researchers found that glutamate in the synapses enhances the production of free radicals(77) only in motor nerve cells but spares other nerve cells(74) such as cells control senses and other body functions, causing more production of free radicals in disrupting of astrocytes in regulated glutamate levels(76).

2. Antioxidants and Lou Gehrig's disease
a. Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin)
High doses of vitamin B12 as an antioxidant have shown to improve or slow muscle wasting in the later stages of patients with ALS disease(78)(79).

b. Vitamin E
Vitamin E protects against cell membranes from lipid peroxidation damage(80) in reduced the risk of breakdown of the cell membrane cause of ALS(81).

c. Superoxide dismutase enzyme 
Mutations in the superoxide dismutase enzyme can increase the risk ALS(82) in catalyzing the dismutation of superoxide into oxygen and hydrogen peroxide(83).

d. Cerebral cortex
 Oxidative stress and DNA alternation triggered neurons damage(84) were found in elevating levels in  mice with ALS(85).

e. Amino acids 
 Diet high in amino acids as antioxidants have shown some promising effect in treating ALS(86)(87).

f. Etc.
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References
(74)  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25384799
(75) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24655927
(76) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25131692 
(77) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7561868  
(78) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21237187 
(79) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17969354
(80) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24068194 
(81) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23286756
(82) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25316790 
(83) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24024135 

(84) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12132589
(85) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Oxidative+stress+and+DNA+alternation++in+Als
(86) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24129262
(87) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8255440