Cotard syndrome was named after Jules Cotard. A French neurologist he called the condition le délire de négation (“negation delirium”). There are multiple levels from mild to severe. Cotard had formed a new type of depression‚ where one denies their own existence. When the area of the brain that recognizes faces is disconnected‚ with the area that associates emotions with those faces. This can also be caused from major depression with psychotic features‚ schizophrenia‚ or organic
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Chronic Disease Paper A chronic disease is one that has symptoms that recur over and over‚ and can become better or worse over time. These types of diseases‚ “…cannot generally be cured‚ but an individual can often minimize the negative effects of a chronic disease through sane‚ healthy living and medical treatment.” (MSUcares.com‚ 2005) Diabetes is just one chronic disease that affects many people in this country. To begin‚ a brief discussion will follow describing what diabetes is‚ what risk
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In the essay "Fatigue‚" Jane Brody explains what fatigue is and why many people are affected by it today. Fatigue is considered to be a very common complaint among people. The causes of fatigue today are very different from what they use to be. Unlike what many people think‚ fatigue is not commonly related to excessive physical exertion. Brody discusses the three different types of fatigue. There is physical fatigue‚ pathological fatigue‚ and psychological fatigue. Physical fatigue is the overworking
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SCI/162 Week 9 Final Draft Two Chronic Diseases Cancer and Heart Disease continue to be top killers in America‚ even though there is so much information to educate us on how to recognize them or even prevent them altogether. We have so many resources available to teach us how to keep our bodies free from disease and also how to catch diseases in their early stages. There are lifestyle changes that can be made‚ symptoms that can help diagnose the chronic condition‚ and treatments that may
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Fatigue is a multidimensional symptom containing a cognitive (tiredness) and Physical (weakness) element or the patient may describe it as just having a lack of energy. It has a negative impact on quality of life. If a patient complains of tiredness in end stage COPD; one just has to discern if this is cognitive‚ leading to listlessness‚ low mood‚ loss of concentration and sleep disturbance or a physical weakness affecting ADL’s. The professional team starts with impeccable assessment including history
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According to the national heart‚lung‚and blood institute‚ in 2003‚ approximately 40‚000 infants and 150‚000 adults were reported with RDS meaning about one person out of 6‚800 has RDS. It is very important to be careful with this syndrome because if an infant or breathing machine tried to apply some pressure to the lungs there is a high chance of it to rupture causing air to leak making the lung collapse sinking in even farther which turns it into a more severe case‚ usually this
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the disease. Progeria Research Foundation also funds medical research that is specifically aimed at finding the cause. Treatments and cures for this syndrome are more reasons that the foundation funds research for the disease (How PRF was formed). Progeria is an outcome of a fault in the Lamin A(LMNA) gene (Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome 2012). The LMNA gene has codes that are for two proteins‚ Lamin A and Lamin C. These proteins play a big role in stabilizing the inner membrane of
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Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder that is characterized by sudden repetitive and involuntary movements or vocalizations that are generally termed “tics”. These tics can have different degrees of intensity ranging from simple to complex. Simple motor tics are brief‚ sudden‚ and repetitive movements that involve a limited number of muscle groups. They include facial grimacing‚ eye blinking and other eye movements‚ and head or shoulder jerking. Simple vocalizations include repetitive sniffing
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Chronic Conditions- Diabetes By: Rachel McGee Today‚ diabetes are becoming more common and becoming a big problem for people. This chronic condition‚ a human health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a disease that comes with time‚ has three major types: type 1‚ type 2‚ and gestational diabetes‚ which none have a cure for it. Diabetes‚ also called diabetes mellitus‚ is a long term condition that causes high blood sugar levels. Physically‚ people are
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Osteomyelitis can be classified as chronic or acute and the treatment for both depends on many factors. Acute osteomyelitis usually occurs in children. It comes on quickly but is easier to treat and overall turns out better than chronic osteomyelitis. In children‚ acute osteomyelitis occurs in arm or leg bones. It normally occurs a break in the skin from a trauma‚ surgery‚ or skin ulceration from wounds. As for adults‚ osteomyelitis can be acute or chronic. People with diabetes‚ HIV‚ or peripheral
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