Hippocampus
It is a small part of the brain located on the medial temporal love and forms important part of the limbic system, these are the regions that regulates emotions. This is also associated with memory, spatial navigation, consolidation of information. Damage to this area can cause memory loss, difficulty establishing memory . In Alzheimer's disease hippocampus is one of the first regions in the brain to be affected.
Explanation:
An autoimmune disorder occurs when the body sees it's own cells as foreign antigens and begins to attack them.
The treatment depends on the particular autoimmune disorder; however, the mainstay of treatment is the use of IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE MEDICATION. Examples include corticosteroids (such as prednisone) and nonsteroid drugs such as azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, mycophenolate, sirolimus, or tacrolimus.
