Atrophic Lateral Sclerosis Case Study
1. Adrenalin
He was rushed to the hospital and injected with Adrenalin. a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action 2. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Finally, on a hot, humid day in August 1994, Morrie and his wife, Charlotte, went to the neurologist's office, and he asked them to sit before he broke the news: Morrie had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Lou Gehrig's disease, a brutal, unforgiving illness of the neurological system. thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs 3. social psychology
"My friends, I assume you are all here for the Social Psychology class. the branch of …show more content…
profound
But my old professor had made a profound decision, one he began to construct the day he came out of the doctor's office with a sword hanging over his head. showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth 106. assume
"My friends, I assume you are all here for the Social Psychology class. take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof 107. trunk
You lose control of your trunk muscles, so that you cannot sit up straight. the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber 108. melt
ALS is like a lit candle: it melts your nerves and leaves your body a pile of wax. reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating 109. useless
He was intent on proving that the word "dying" was not synonymous with "useless." having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully 110. response
In one of those tests, he sat in a special seat as they zapped him with electrical current--an electric chair, of sorts--and studied his neurological responses.
a
He was rushed to the hospital and injected with Adrenalin. a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action 2. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Finally, on a hot, humid day in August 1994, Morrie and his wife, Charlotte, went to the neurologist's office, and he asked them to sit before he broke the news: Morrie had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Lou Gehrig's disease, a brutal, unforgiving illness of the neurological system. thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs 3. social psychology
"My friends, I assume you are all here for the Social Psychology class. the branch of …show more content…
profound
But my old professor had made a profound decision, one he began to construct the day he came out of the doctor's office with a sword hanging over his head. showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth 106. assume
"My friends, I assume you are all here for the Social Psychology class. take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof 107. trunk
You lose control of your trunk muscles, so that you cannot sit up straight. the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber 108. melt
ALS is like a lit candle: it melts your nerves and leaves your body a pile of wax. reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating 109. useless
He was intent on proving that the word "dying" was not synonymous with "useless." having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully 110. response
In one of those tests, he sat in a special seat as they zapped him with electrical current--an electric chair, of sorts--and studied his neurological responses.
a