Unlike Alzheimer's disease, which shrinks the hippocampus causing progressive memory loss, white matter disease is a more diffuse mind-robbing condition that targets small blood vessels deep within the brain's white matter. The disease hardens the tiny arteries, gradually restricting nutrients to white matter -- the connections between brain regions involved in executive abilities such as planning, organizing, problem-solving, and attention.
The eye is a part of the nervous sytem, which is essentially a network of neurons that coordinate actions and transmits signals throughout the body. There are two parts to the â¦ nervous system: central and peripheral.he nervous system. Your eyes are part of your brain. The majority of. your brain surface is light-sensitive.
A: Yes! Your eye doctor is an important part of a medical team managing your diabetes. Damage from diabetes usually shows up first in what are called the end organs of the body, meaning the fingers, toes, kidneys and eyes. They can suffer the most from a lack of oxygen caused by too much sugar in the blood.