Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s is a disease that causes memory loss and cognitive decline. It is a neurological disorder and a neurodegenerative type of dementia due to the disease getting progressively worse. From a study done in the Unites States in 2010‚ researchers came to an estimated 4.7 million people‚ who were 65 years or older‚ had Alzheimer’s disease. The a 2013 statistical report‚ by the Alzheimer’s Association‚ just over 1/10th of people 65 years or older have Alzheimer’s. When you are
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Yurise Yamaguchi Dr. Amy Robinson Survey of British Literature‚ 1780-1900 November 7‚ 2011 Deadly Love Porphyria’s Lover by Robert Browning is surprising. The poem speaks through the mind of a man who kills his lover‚ Porphyria by strangling her with her own hair. Although my initial reaction to this poem was that the killer was insane and evil‚ a second reading revealed another meaning. Porphyria’s lover killed her‚ not out of malice but out of love for her. Throughout the poem‚ there
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Barbara Scarboro Professor Lorraine Gass English 202 24 September 2012 FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY: GENIUS OR NOT? What makes a person a genius? Is it thru the lessons that are taught by teachers or is it a natural phenomenon that we are born with? Some believe that Fyodor Dostoyevsky was a genius because of his epileptic medical condition. We will explore different opinions on the matter and debate if epilepsy could have contributed to his creative mind. Dostoyevsky was a Russian novelist who used
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Epilepsy Epilepsy is a neurological condition that causes seizures. A seizure is a change in sensation‚ awareness‚ or behavior brought about by a brief electrical disturbance in the brain. Although there are many different type of seizures they are all caused by the sudden change in how the cells of the brain send electrical signals to each other. Epilepsy affects people of all ages‚ races‚ and ethnic backgrounds. More than 2.7 million Americans are living with epilepsy. Every year
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Sudden Illness Sudden Illness can occur in any individual at times difficult to determine exact illness being experienced by the victim. However‚ by knowing signs and symptoms of major disorders you may be able to provide appropriate first aid. Obtain information from victim and look for identifying factors such as medical alert bracelets or necklaces or medical information cards. Heart Attack Also called coronary thrombosis‚ coronary occlusion or myocardial infarction
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Unit 7. Assignment 2. The Effects of Selected Drugs and Diseases on the Central Nervous System. Alcohol’s use as an anesthetic is based on the effects it has on the brain‚ including relaxation and insensitivity to pain. Because the anesthetizing effects of alcohol are less predictable than the drugs available to modern-day anesthetists‚ alcohol is no longer used professionally to anesthetize patients. Some diseases related to alcohol are: liver disease‚ high blood pressure‚ muscle weakness‚ anemia
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A BEAUTIFUL MIND: ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE I can recall my grandmother when I was a child; she was nice‚ happy‚ and could always remember stories about her younger years and even everyone in our family’s birthday. All of that changed one day though‚ my grandmother was at home about three years ago when all of the sudden she had a miniature stroke attack. Physically she was fine after the attack; but mentally she was not well. The miniature strokes had triggered a horribly devastating disease called Alzheimer’s
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Emilio gonzalez 8-3 Science news article Electronic skin The research method used for this article is evidence from movies and or video games to let us know what its really used for. For example and I quote ’’Placed on a forehead‚ the device can record brainwaves; on the wrist‚ blood flow and muscle movement. On the skin of sick patients‚ it can track vital signs and watch for problems‚ replacing the bulky
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“Alzheimer’s Disease” Introduction I. Attention catcher: Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive and fatal brain disease. According to www.alz.org‚ as many as 5.3 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. According to this same website‚ Alzheimer’s disease is the seventh leading cause of death in the world. This disease gradually gets worse and the end result is death. II. Listener relevance: Most every one of us in this class room has lost‚ or knows someone that has lost a loved one
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Hepatic encephalopathy The brain is the major organ of the nervous central system and the center of control for the whole body‚ voluntary and involuntary activities. It’s located usually near the sensory organs for such senses as vision‚ hearing‚ balance‚ taste‚ and smell. Also it is responsible of the thought‚ memory‚ emotions and language. The brain is the most complex organ of the body. It regulates the function of many organs. When the brain is healthy‚ it works in a fast and automatic
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