Introduction Parkinson’s disease is a common disease facing many older people across the world. It affects the central nervous system and it impairs cognitive processes‚ motor skills and other functions. This disease mostly affects the older generation and it manifests itself with symptoms which include rigidity‚ tremor‚ postural instability‚ slowness in movement and others. Other symptoms include sleep difficulties‚ sensory and autonomic dysfunction. Parkinson’s disease has a high prevalence rate
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Batten’s Disease People cease to exist each and every day. With every passing minute‚ over one hundred people breathe their last and depart from this world. Death comes by many means: deprivation of food‚ war‚ epidemic‚ disease‚ and old age. Diseases are accountable for death in many people. A prominent family of ailments is neurological disorders. Batten disease is one subset of neurological disorders. Battens assaults its victims in the childhood years and eventually takes their lives
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Alzheimer’s disease Written by: Catherine Finney Alzheimer’s disease is a neurological disorder in which the death of brain cells causes memory loss and cognitive decline. A neurodegenerative type of dementia‚ the disease starts mild and gets progressively worse. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia‚ a general term for memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases. Alzheimer’s
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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE The main cause of most CVD’s is atherosclerosis which is the hardening of arteries from the build up of fat deposits on the blood vessel walls. Nutritional risk factors: * Saturated fat intake – contributes to build up of LDL cholesterol causing plaque in the arteries * Trans fat intake – contributes to build up of LDL cholesterol by reducing production of HDL cholesterol * Sodium intake - increases blood pressure and results in hypertension Nutritional
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Parkinson disease is a gradually progressive degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. Parkinson disease belongs to a group of conditions called movement disorders. There are four characteristic problems caused by Parkinson disease‚ including tremor at rest‚ balance problems‚ stiffness‚ and slowness of movement. Parkinson disease occurs when areas of the brain‚ including an area called the substantia nigra‚ is slowly destroyed. The exact reason for this destruction is not completely known
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Concept Test Map/Study Guide Test 2 will include chapters 36‚ 38‚ 49‚ 50‚ 53 To prepare for Test 2 please review the following: Communicable diseases (CH38) April 2 a. Stages * Invasion of organism * Incubation period * Prodromal period * Clinical manifestations (S/S) * Convalescent period * Return to wellness b. Immunities * Active immunity naturally acquired – already exposed
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mother and many other personalities. But I am one of the fortunate of them who like their mothers. With me‚ my mother is the best woman in the world. No one can replace her in my heart. I admire my mother‚ I don’t know why she is always busy with daily chores‚ taking care of my family but she never say she is tired. “A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s” Every day‚ she is the first person in my family‚ who wakes up very early. Then‚ she makes breakfast for my family. When my father
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Stefanie Lewis Case Study Psych 101 Professor G. Rizor My chosen case study of a person with psychosis is called tears of a clown. In this case study the subject name is Melanie Stokes. She was a pregnant mother whom was awaiting the arrival of a new baby girl named Sommer Sky. Melanie delivered her baby girl on February 23‚ 2001. Melanie mother Carol begins to notice a change in her daughter’s behavior and mood shortly after given birth. In the beginning her mother just thought that her action
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German University in Cairo Student Union General purpose: To inform Specific purpose: To persuade my audience to vote in the elections. Central idea: People need to vote in order to strengthen the right of students to express their opinions. INTRODUCTION I. Attention Material A. The Student Union is a student organization present in many universities. B. Its main purpose is to represent fellow students. C. Student Union develops democratic‚ national and moral values
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heavy-traffic hallway). An Incident Report is appropriate for “near misses‚” incidents not resulting in personal harm or property damage‚ but which might have‚ under slightly different circumstances. The Incident Report requires responses from (I) the person involved‚ (II) any witnesses to the incident‚ and (III) the Principal Investigator/Supervisor. Attach additional pages if necessary to complete the report. Reports that are not signed by the PI/supervisor will be returned for completion. The committees
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