Unit 4222-237 Dementia awareness (DEM 201) Outcome 1 1. Dementia is not an illness or disease in itself ‚ but is a broad term which describes a range of signs and symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by certain disease and conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease or vascular dementia. 2. AREA OF THE BRAIN KEY FUNCTIONING that could be affected by dementia Frontal lobe Movement ‚ emotional behaviour ‚ personality interpretation and feeling Parietal lobe Language ‚ spacial awareness and
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Zellweger syndrome is one of a group of four related diseases called peroxisome biogenesis disorders‚ a group of deadly genetic diseases that claim the lives of children usually before they reach their first birthday. This syndrome is the most common type of peroxisome biogenesis disorder. The disease is caused by defects in any one of 13 genes‚ called PEX genes‚ required for the normal formation and function of peroxisomes. Peroxisomes are cell structures that break down toxic substances and synthesize
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medical record indicates that her onset of Alzheimer’s dementia started 8 years ago. She has now progressed in her dementia to been a Fast 7E. She has had multiple hospitalizations for recurrent pneumonia and UTI’s. She was recently discharge from hospice due to a prognosis of greater than 6 months. At today’s visit she is accompanied by her husband and private caregiver. She is alert and nonverbal. She is a poor historian due to her advanced dementia. The husband reports that she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s
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White Nose Syndrome (WNS) affects bats causing them to wake up more often during hibernation and use up their stored fat reserves that were supposed to last throughout the winter. The lack of fat reserves forces bats to fly around for the search of food‚ but unfortunately most of the bats tend to starve‚ freeze and die. Data has been collected to provide information about the areas associated with White Nose Syndrome in bats. Results shown White Nose Syndrome in bats does not impact all of North
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Calling Memory Into Question: A look at False Memory Syndrome Memory is the mental faculty of retaining and recalling past experiences. A repressed memory is one that is retained in the subconscious mind‚ where one is not aware of it but where it can still affect both conscious thoughts and behavior. When memory is distorted or confabulated‚ the result can be what has been called the False Memory Syndrome: a condition in which a person ’s identity and interpersonal relationships
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information. A click away and I was on my way into Ms. Frizzle of the Magic School Bus’s classroom‚ just waiting to be educated. (Of course‚ there are no Magic School Bus books written about Fragile X‚ my newfound rare genetic disease friend.) Fragile X syndrome affects one in four thousand males‚ and one in every eight thousand females around the globe. Its features include learning disability of varying severity‚ and behavioral problems such as hyperactivity and autistic tendencies. Fragile X’s physical
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Brooks Quartararo Mrs. Ruble Period 3 23 February 2012 Tourette’s Syndrome Tourette’s Syndrome is a neurological disorder caused by repetitive‚ involuntary movements called tics. The disorder is named after Dr. Georges Gilles de la Tourette‚ a French neurologist who first discovered the disease in 1885. Tourette’s is an inherited disorder‚ and it’s believed that it is closely linked to damage of the basal ganglia or the brain. The tics are classified as simple or complex. Simple tics are sudden
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome PCOS is the short form of polycystic ovarian syndrome which is quite common among teenagers and the young women. Formation of a large number of cysts (cluster of pearl-sized cysts filled with fluid contain immature eggs) in the ovaries (a part of women reproductive system) is so called PCOS. In the recent survey it has been found that out of 1 in 10 women is found with PCOS. It is a hormonal disorder that causes uncountable problems. The exact cause of PCOS is unknown
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topic I chose to research was Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Polycystic is a health problem that can affect a women’s menstrual cycle‚ childbearing‚ hormones‚ and other bodily functions. Women with this disorder typically have higher levels of androgens in their bodies. [ (DePaolo‚ 2007) ] In this paper I will first do an overview of the female reproductive system‚ briefly discus the menstrual and ovarian cycle and finally discuss Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Overview of Female Reproductive System The
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Student: Eibhlín Ní Mhuircheartaigh ID Number: 59210388 Qualification: M.Sc. Guidance & Counselling Module: ES551: Wellbeing‚ Society and Lifelong Learning Title of Essay/Seminar Paper: Case Study: School struggles of those living with Asperger Syndrome Please indicate the term and academic year this module was studied: Spring 2010 Term: Autumn Spring Summer Academic Year: 2009/2010 Is this a re-submission? Yes No Word length: 2‚735 Date of
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