POLIO- Draft Done by: Fariha Ibnath Khan History Polio is also known as poliomyelitis or infantile paralysis. Polio is a viral disease that affects nerves and can lead to partial or full paralysis. It’s a disease caused by inflammation of nerve cells in the brain stem or spinal cord. The first polio was mentioned in Europe in the 19th century and was first reported in the United States in 1843. Michael Underwood first described this disease in children as Polio in 1789. The diseases history changed
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet is often interpreted as a play about a highly indecisive man who procrastinates so much‚ the story ends in ruin. The plot focuses on Hamlet’s‚ the prince of Denmark’s‚ internal struggle regarding his plans to kill his stepfather‚ Claudius‚ as revenge‚ since his stepfather had killed his father and married his mother. This struggle is not short-lived and spans the length of the book. Scholars speculate on why Hamlet took this long to make his decisions‚ and their theories vary
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Araby James Joyce’s prose Araby in Dubliners is a story written with a nameless first-person narrator. It is about the narrator’s life on Northern Richmond Street and his tremendous crush on the sister of his companion‚ Mangan. In my opinion‚ the girl has significance in symbolizing the frustration and blind pursuit of romance. In view of the portrait of her “brown figure” and that “her dress swung as she moved her body”‚ as well as the boy’s timidity towards her‚ she appears to be mysterious‚
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compositions. There was sometimes a little bit of pop music thrown in to the mix here and there‚ but that’s really all I liked back then. Whether I was in the car‚ the house‚ or anywhere else there was sure to be some Beatles‚ Buddy Holly‚ or the Dubliners constantly playing somewhere in the background. At the time I didn’t care for that genre of music much‚ but now as I’m older‚ I enjoy it as it allows me to reminisce on memories from times of my childhood. Once I hit my teenage years music became
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cause the numbness and the paralysis in the case of lyme disease. Unilateral facial paralysis and/or droop is exhibited in Bell’s Palsy and a stroke‚ as well as speech difficulty. An inability to furrow eyebrows and a loss of the nasolabial crease are mainly attributed to Bell’s Palsy‚ unlikely to occur with a stroke (Mayhew). An ability to close the affected sides’ eye and ear or temporal mandibular joint pains are also possible with Bell’s Palsy. Arm drift‚ the paralysis of other limbs‚ unequal pupils
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the sleep disorder of narcolepsy. According to the Mayo Clinic Staff‚ “People with narcolepsy often experience a temporary inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon waking.” These episodes of sleep paralysis can last for only a few seconds but can be very scary. Sleep paralysis is most common in people who are young adults‚ but it is not a symptom that everyone who suffers from narcolepsy has. There are two types of hallucinations that can occur to a person who has narcolepsy: hypnagogic
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Bell’s Palsy Abstract Paralysis of a facial nerve (i.e. CN VII) is frequently diagnosed as Bell’s palsy. Patients who suffer from Bell’s palsy often experience unilateral loss of facial muscle function which presents as drooping of the eyelid and corner of mouth‚ impaired taste‚ hypersensitive hearing‚ and general loss of facial muscle function on the affected side of the face. Loss of nerve function occurs as a result of inflammation at the geniculate ganglion which causes nerve damage and
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regain the sight that was once lost or never had. Brain Stimulation Systems will help people with Parkinson’s disease to alleviate tremors and movement disorders that are associated with this disease. BSS is also being tested to help the people with paralysis regain the use of their limbs again and it is being tested in people with severe Depression‚ (OCD) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder‚ Tourette syndrome‚ chronic pain sufferers‚ and other mental disorders. Bradley Greger‚ PhD said‚ “Chips may one day
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Anatomy & Physiology Body Systems Research Paper Bells Palsy October 24‚ 2012 Introduction Bell’s palsy is described as facial paralysis or facial weakness. However‚ it can result from a large number of disorders including tumors‚ trauma‚ infections and central nervous system diseases. Bell’s palsy is thought to result from a Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) infection involving the facial nerve and remains. It will affect about 1 in 60 people during their lifetime. Men and women are equally affected
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Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare but serious autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks healthy nerve cells in your peripheral nervous system. This leads to weakness‚ numbness‚ and tingling. It can eventually cause paralysis. This cause of this condition is unknown‚ but it’s typically triggered by an infectious illness‚ such as the stomach flu or a lung infection. Guillain-Barre is rare‚ affecting only about 1 in 100‚000 ‚ according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders
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