Every four seconds someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s currently the disease affects over fourty million people worldwide. Dr Alois Alzheimer was a German psychiatrist who first described the symptoms of Alzheimer’s in 1901 when he noticed a particular hospital patient had peculiar problems which were a difficulty in sleeping‚ disturbed memories‚ drastic changes to mood throughout the day and general confusion. When the patient passed away Dr Alzheimer was able to conduct an autopsy on the body
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Mystery has shrouded the exact process of how hallucinogens impact the brain. As studies have become more commonplace in regards to how these elements can be used‚ scientists are also using more updated methods to determine how precisely they impact the mind and body. Carhart-Harris‚ Kaelen‚ and Nutt (2014) performed excellent and detailed research to bring clarity to this issue. In their process they discovered hallucinogens primarily act on the serotonin 2A receptors. This finding was reinforced
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My cousin is my age‚ he is a freshman in high school to be exact. He loves to plays video games‚ He hates homework. He is a great student‚ gets all A’s in his classes and hangs out with friends. He is very good at playing the bass (stringed instrument)‚ although he cant keep his concentration very long. You see my cousin has autism. He shows great courage in the face of adversity. Vijay Barona was diagnosed with autism when he was three years old. And he hasn’t haven’t had the easiest time with
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A Case of Cerebrovascular Accident by David F. Dean‚ Department of Biology‚ Spring Hill College Case Presentation Samuel Dexter is a -year-old African-American man who is both a husband and father. He is moderately obese (bmi of )‚ and has smoked two packs of cigarettes a day for the past years. He awakes one morning with weakness on his right side. He is a bit confused‚ sees double‚ and his speech is slurred. When he attempts to walk to
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Adrenoleukodystrophy Symptoms Adrenoleukodystrophy is a life changing health condition that is passed down from mother to son if the mother was a carrier of ALD. This disease is full of horrible symptoms that cause the young child a lot of pain. The first symptom is changes in muscle tone‚ especially muscle spasms and spasticity. This means that the muscles will have a sudden involuntary contraction or a violent movement of one of his limbs. Another common symptom is having a successionally
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Epilepsy Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which a person has repeated seizures (convulsions) over time. Seizures are episodes of disturbed brain activity that cause changes in attention or behavior. Causes Epilepsy occurs when permanent changes in brain tissue cause the brain to be too excitable or jumpy. The brain sends out abnormal signals. This results in repeated‚ unpredictable seizures. (A single seizure that does not happen again is not epilepsy.) Epilepsy may be due to a medical condition
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Parkinson’s Disease Background: Parkinson’s disease is a chronic‚ progressive disorder that affects the motor system. It usually develops in men and women after the age of 50. Sometimes Parkinson’s Disease can be hereditary. Parkinson’s was known in ancient times‚ however it was not officially considered a recognized medical condition until 1817 when Doctor James Parkinson published an essay called essay was called "An Essay on the Shaking Palsy” that strongly encouraged people to study the
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: BRAIN CHIPS When you think about Artificial Intelligence what thought first comes to mind. Robots maybe‚ would we ever think about Brain Chips being implanted into human brains? Sure‚ but how will Brain Chips plays a major role medically in are world’s future? In are near future‚ while we sleep they will transmit data directly from are brain to the computer and not miss a wink of sleep. Computer Interface is only the tip of the iceberg. Brain chips when they are implanted
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If you’ve ever seen anyone suffering from Alzheimer’s disease you know it’s a sad site to see. Alzheimer’s is a progressive brain disease that is fatal to the brain of humans who develop this disease. Memory loss is a common symptom in this disease along with an increased inability to acquire new memories and long term memory loss. Our brain has valuable functions that assist us in being able to function as humans. When our brain is deteriorating the simple functions that we are able to perform are
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Definition Paralysis is the loss of the power to move a part of the body due to injury or disease of the nerves that supply the muscles involved in moving that part of the body. The key points in this definition are firstly that paralysis refers to a loss of movement rather than just weakness‚ and secondly that the problem originates in the nerves to the muscles rather than in the muscles themselves. The severity of the paralysis is indicated in medical terminology by the word endings:
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