Mitochondrial Diseases are very diverse. Specialized organelles in every cell of the body (only red blood cells lack mitochondria). Mitochondria generate more than 90% of the energy required by the body. Mitochondrial dysfunction depletes cells of energy causing cell damage and even cell death. Due to the high energy requirements of brain and muscle‚ mitochondrial disease typically affect these parts of the body causing Brain and Muscle disease. Other organs are frequently affected including: eye
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the child to maintain normal posture and perform normal movements. This centre motor handicap is frequently associated with affected speech‚ vision‚ and hearing with various types of perceptual disturbances some degree of mental retardation and or epilepsy. Here are some common etiologies manifesting as CP: Prenatal (~85% of total) Perinatal Postnatal extreme prematurity infection infection hyperarginemia hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy trauma genetic disease trauma
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for the accusations may result from a mental disorder. In the article The Witchcraft Trials in Salem: A Commentary‚ it is acknowledged that‚ “The cause of her symptoms may have been some combination of stress‚ asthma‚ guilt‚ boredom‚ child abuse‚ epilepsy‚ and delusional psychosis” (Linder). Many of the possible symptoms may have caused the outbreak‚ yet delusional psychosis is more sensible. The form of a mental disorder causing the symptoms is a probable cause. The people of Salem were completely
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Through my experience as a Free Arts Minnesota mentor at Family Partnership‚ I have gotten the chance to really understand each child’s personality. I know which child is going to be able to stay focused on the story we are reading‚ want to participate in singing and dancing‚ and be able to complete the art project without a temper tantrum. After I leave family partnership‚ I reflect back on my experience later in the day. I often think to myself what their family life must be like‚ and how their
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The first of the six life events that have had a profound effect on me is the the death of my younger sister‚ Pam. She was two‚ and I was four. I do not recall all the details‚ but I do recall the day she passed‚ my mother’s reaction and my sister’s funeral. I remember touching her leg‚ it was cold‚ and I was very sad. She was wearing a blue dress‚ with a black ribbon. The second event is the first time I witnessed my father physically and verbally abusing my mother‚ I was five. I was terrified
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include muscle weakness‚ paralysis‚ convulsions‚ pain‚ poor coordination‚ and loss of consciousness. There are more than 600 neurological conditions‚ including brain tumors‚ Parkinson’s disease‚ Alzheimer’s disease‚ depression‚ multiple sclerosis‚ epilepsy‚ dementia‚ headache disorders‚ neuroinfections‚ strokes‚ and traumatic brain injury. Neuropathological examinations are essential for diagnosing unusual neurological conditions because many people experience abnormal neurological symptoms that are
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Public Health and Health Care Multiple Chronic Conditions Binta Ngalla HCS/535 November 12‚ 2012 Ebony Wardlaw Individual with multiple chronic conditions are largely increasing within the United States population. Little do most people have an idea how this disease come to plague mankind and the consequences of having the exact combinations of the same disease. Research guideline and disease prevention programs focus on single conditions‚ and scientifically researchers more often set
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Localization of Brain Function Shaun Mitchell 104281411 Case 1. Dr. Holmes sees a series of patients with gunshot injuries to parts of their frontal lobes. The location of the damage to each person’s brain is indicated in the drawing. Patient 1 has some paralysis of his right hip and thigh muscles. Patient 2 has paralyzed trunk muscles on his right side. Patient 3’s right arm is paralyzed. Patient 4 shows paralysis of the muscles on the right side of her face. A. What method
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THE STUDY OF AND THE EFFECTS OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA It was once thought to be one of the most dangerous illegal drugs on the planet‚ polarizing the public’s opinion. In today’s world people’s opinion have swayed a bit for medical reasons specifically. Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug used on the planet. For decades the global supply of the marijuana was controlled by criminals‚ but now it has become a legal industry worth billions of dollars. It is roughly a 120 billion dollar industry
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Phenylketonuria‚ referred to as PKU‚ is a rare inherited disorder that affects an individual’s physical and mental development throughout the lifespan. PKU is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern‚ meaning both parents carry one copy of the mutated gene and each cell has mutations. The disorder may also be indicated as Deficiency Disease and Folling’s Disease. Welsh et al. (1990) stated that this disorder is caused by the deficiency of a liver enzyme called phenylalanine hydroxylase‚ which
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