Neurological Disorder

Abstract

The paper discusses neurological disorder as well as three treatment interventions used for its management. One is cognitive in nature; the other is pharmacological while the third one is alternative treatment. The paper discusses the efficacy of the three treatment interventions through their comparison and contrast.

Table of Contents

Introduction4

Three Therapeutic Interventions4

Cognitive Therapy for Neurological Disorder4

Pharmacological Therapy for Neurological Disorder5

Alternative Therapeutic Therapy for Neurological Disorder6

Management of Symptoms6

My Approach to Treatment7

References9

Neurological Disorder

Introduction

Neurologic disorders are health conditions concerning the nervous system. The nervous system comprises of two parts - the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. The former which acts as a central processing station includes the brain and the spinal cord, whereas the latter transmits sensory information between the muscles, tissues and nerves in the rest of the body from the brain. When these connections are disrupted, neurological symptoms occur. Hence, neurological disorders pertain to brain, spinal cord central and peripheral nervous system of the human body (Kumari, 2006).

Epilepsy, Alzheimer disease and other dementias, cerebrovascular diseases including stroke, migraine and other headache disorders, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, neuroinfections, brain tumours, traumatic disorders of the nervous system such as brain trauma, and many other neurological disorders that may also result because of malnutrition are examples of neurologic disorders. Some of the neurological disorders have very limited treatment options. The paper discusses the efficacy of three treatment interventions through their comparison and contrast.

Three Therapeutic Interventions

Cognitive Therapy for Neurological Disorder

Biopolar disorder or spectrum disorder is a common neurological disorder. In this order a person suffering from depression experiences mood swings. This must not be confused with unipolar depression disorder commonly known as depression. The moods and emotions in bipolar disorder are extreme. These are so extreme they can be regarded as dangerous for the sufferer as well as the people around him.

The purpose of cognitive therapy is to stabilize the mood swings experienced by the person. This is done through psychological tools and some other skills. One of the techniques is mindfulness. Here the person is asked to think of his thought patterns as clouds passing the sky. This serves the purpose of medication for the person ad must be exercised in a peaceful and quiet place (Bhatia & Münchau, 2000). The skill that the patient has to learn here is that they are not supposed to direct their thoughts. The objective is to only study them and identify them as healthy or unhealthy. The patient is to examine the number of positive thoughts as opposed t negative thoughts. The negative thoughts are marked by the use of words that have a negative meaning or have a negative connotation attached to it.

Pharmacological Therapy for Neurological Disorder

Pharmacological therapy is also referred to as the drug therapy or the treatment of an ailment with the use of drugs. In most cases, people seek the counsel of family physicians for neurological problems. The most common of health issues are seizure, headache, migrane, facial palsy and meningitis. There are many neurological diseases that ...