Writer’s What is a Case Study?

What is a Case Study?“A case study is a narrative used to help you practice real-life analysis and communication skills. It is a learning tool that provides readers with “enough detail…to understand the nature and scope of the problem, and…serve as a springboard for discussion and learning” (O’Rourke, 2007, p. 391).with Early Onset Parkinson’s disease.1. a. What is Early Onset Parkinson’s disease?b. What specific cell type is affected in Parkinson’s disease?c. What is dopamine? What effects does dopamine have on the body?d. Explain the structure of a synapse and why Glen’s neurologist would prescribe him a dopamine agonist?e. Glen has genetic testing performed and it is determined that he does carry an autosomal dominant mutation in the SNCA gene associated with Early Onset Parkinson’s disease. Glen has three children. Would you advise his children to have genetic testing performed to determine if they also carry the disease mutation? Why or why not?CASE STUDY #33. Patricia, who is 37 years old, discusses with her physician recent symptoms that she has experienced including blurred vision, numbness in her fingers and face, dizziness, fatigue and weakness. The physician performs multiple neurological tests and she is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS).1. a. What is MS?b. Is MS a disease of the central or peripheral nervous system?c. What is the main cell structure affected in MS?d. How is the action potential of a neuron affected in MS?e. The origins of MS are not clear. What do scientists hypothesize to be the causes of MS?