about the case study of Clive Wearing‚ a musician who developed encephalitis which attacked his central nervous system. I will look at the effect it had on his memory‚ and what we can learn about memory from this. Wearing developed Herpes viral encephalitis‚ from the herpes simplex. This is a virus which doesn’t show any side effects until the damage has been done. The virus caused him to lose all his memories before the event in 1985‚ as he developed anterograde and retrograde amnesia. Anterograde
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Bell’s palsy is a disease that causes paralysis in the muscles in the face. It affects the seventh cranial nerve that travels through a narrow canal in the skull which becomes inflamed‚ swollen or compressed. Typically subsides within one to nine weeks. When Bell Palsy occurs‚ the function disrupts the facial nerve‚ causing an interruption in the messages the brain sends to the facial muscles. The affected nerve causes weakness or paralysis on one side of the face‚ which leads the mouth to droop
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Running Head: Environmental Problems in Prenatal Development Environmental Problems in Prenatal Development Abstract For my research topic‚ I chose environmental problems in prenatal development. I chose this topic because I have a great interest in prenatal development and the care the mother provides that will negatively affect the fetus while it is still developing. Learning about the problems that occur will be an enormous advantage with my future career in nursing. Throughout my
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Uganda. They usually stay in the rainforest. Chimps have a lot of monkey business going on in the wild and it bring us to our attention. Even in East Africa chimps come in contact with a lot of diseases from living in Africa. Some monkeys carry Ebola‚ Herpes B‚ Monkeypox and SIV virus. Chimpanzees can pick up germs just like humans‚ usually from the air or from touching infected items. Monkeypox is a virus that African rodents carry‚ such as squirrels‚ mice and porcupines. This virus gives you a rash
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Stress and Burnout in Nurse Anesthesia Anthony Chipas‚ CRNA‚ PhD Dennis McKenna‚ CRNA‚ MSNA This study was designed to determine the current American Association of Nurse Anesthetists‚ Wanda level of stress and its physical manifestations in Cer- Wilson‚ CRNA‚ PhD‚ distributed a link to this survey tified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and in 2 electronic requests to approximately 28‚000 nurse student registered nurse anesthetists‚ it also looked anesthesia providers. The response rate
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Today‚ there are numerous challenging health problems that the world faces‚ but one of the biggest challenges is the problem of STDs. STD stands for sexually transmitted disease and is especially common among teens. A website‚ CDC‚ estimates that in the United States there are 9 million cases alone! However‚ though they may be common‚ STDs can be tested and most are treatable with antibiotics and other medications. STDs can be harmful‚ but if treated correctly some can be treatable or more manageable
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)‚ human viral disease that ravages the immune system‚ undermining the body’s ability to defend itself from infection and disease. Caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‚ AIDS leaves an infected person vulnerable to opportunistic infections—infection by microbes that take advantage of a weakened immune system. Such infections are usually harmless in healthy people but can prove life-threatening to people
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Anatomy of Peripheral Nerves Peripheral nerves consist of fascicles that contain myelinated and unmyelinated axons. Endoneurium is the small amount of matrix that is present between individual axons. The perineurium is a sheath of special‚ fiber-like cells that ties the axons of each fascicle together. Epineurium is the connective tissue that surrounds the entire nerve trunk and gives off vascular connective tissue septa that traverse the nerve and separate fascicles from one another. | | Single
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Neonatal Circumcision: A Benefit to Health? Or Accepted Mutilation? The procedure of circumcision has been around for thousands of years‚ indeed the earliest known Egyptian mummies-who lived around 1300 B.C-were circumcised‚ and there are documented engravings and pictures that show it was commonplace even before that (Dunsmuir et al‚ 1999). In modern times however‚ circumcision is still common in many countries‚ even in countries where there is no religious belief that requires it. It is often
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Teen Birth Control Usage Do you think birth control pills should be available to teenage girls without a prescription? Over the years teenage pregnancy has increased tremendously. As a result‚ causing abortions or high school dropouts. In my opinion birth control should be sold over the counter to prevent teenage pregnancy. I am in favor of the pill being given to teens because there have been many researches done that shows good benefits of teens being on the pill‚ but there are people who may
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