Hydrocephalus September‚ 2005 What is Hydrocephalus? The term hydrocephalus is derived from two words: "hydro" meaning water‚ and "cephalus" referring to the head. Hydrocephalus is a condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up within the ventricles (fluid-containing cavities) of the brain and may increase pressure within the head. Although hydrocephalus is often described as "water on the brain‚" the "water" is actually CSF‚ a clear fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord
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technology now available has vastly expanded the economic dimensions of medicine‚ there is evidence that new and expensive technologies are being used inappropriately to generate income. One example of this statement would be the use of magnetic resonance imaging or MRIs. The popularity of this testing has skyrocketed and has in turn been found to be very profitable for hospitals and outpatient facilities. Despite the swooping popularity and booming financial boost this testing has been found not
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stressed‚ than those who had the anti-anxiety drug. This shows a good understanding how it can help education for children to college kids that have over-average cortisol levels more consistent. The article also discussed how under a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machine showed that there were brain regions involved in movement‚ attention‚ planning‚ and memory that were active proving that while music is playing it consist of more than just processing
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these very questions. According to “The Willful Modulation of Brain Activity in Disorders of Consciousness” Journal from The New England Journal of Medicine (2010)‚ scientists researched and developed a form of testing called Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Scientists had two main goals for the test; to determine whether patients had the ability to purposefully respond to stimulation‚ and to harness and nurture any response‚ by forming a reproducible type of communication. Scientists
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Did you know there are 120 types of brain and central nervous system tumors that exist (“Understanding Brain Tumors”)? What is a brain tumor? A brain tumor is a collection‚ or mass‚ of abnormal cells in your brain (Lights‚ Verneda). In order to know more about brain tumors‚ people should understand the diagnosis‚ anatomy of the brain‚ grades‚ types‚ and treatment of brain tumors. The first step in finding a tumor is diagnosis. There are a variety of ways to be diagnosed for having a tumor. The first
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an MRI‚ there is a good chance the magnetic field of the MRI can interrupt the old pacemaker and cause complications or even in some cases‚ death. MRIs use a powerful magnetic field‚ radio frequency pulses and an internal computer to produce detailed images of organs‚ soft tissues‚ bone‚ and other internal body structures not available with other imaging methods. The new pacemaker being produced can conduct an electrical charge but is not impacted by the magnetic field of the MRI. There have been
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Periventricular Leukomalacia (PVL) is a diagnosis that is not very familiar to many people. This is a brain injury that occurs in infancy. This injury is most common in preterm babies but can still happen in full term babies as well. 75% of preterm babies with Periventricular Leukomalacia will have some kind of disability. Many people do not know what causes this‚ how this is diagnosed‚ what the treatment is and the outcome of the infants affected by this. This paper will give insight to what causes
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INTRODUCTION BASIC ELEMENTS EFFECTIVE OPENING TECHNIQUES CONCLUSION 1 2 HOW TO MAKE AN EFFECTIVE OPENING FOR A PRESENTATION EAP Presentation Team What included? 3 Basic elements: 1.Greeting 2.Title‚ subject 3. Purpose 4. Outline 5.Length 6.Inviting questions Attention getters 4 Problem technique Amazing fact technique Story/ anecdote technique Famous quote technique Thought – provoking questions technique Video analysis 5 Watch the video Analyze the techniques used to draw
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The principle task of our project is to recognize a tumor and its quantifications from a particular MRI scan of a brain image using digital image processing techniques and compute the area of the tumor by fully automated process. In medical imaging‚ segmentation of images plays a vital role in stages which occur before implementing object recognition. The critical problem is finding the tumor location automatically and later finding its boundary precisely. An important factor in detecting tumor
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April 30‚ 2005 Micro. Comp. Shaken Baby Syndrome Imagine yourself as a sweet‚ innocent‚ precious little baby. You are totally dependent upon adults to give you what you need and most importantly love. Your only means of communication is crying so you cry when you need to be fed‚ when you need your diaper changed‚ when you aren’t feeling so well‚ or when you just want some attention. You are crying and someone comes over to you. They pick you up‚ but instead of holding you and comforting
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