Our brain is made up of neurons that produce neurotransmitters that enables the cells to communicate with each other and control our brain functions. Dementia happens when these neurons lose connection‚ die and stop working due to physical changes in the brain caused by a disease or accident. It is one of the leading cause of death in the United States and the only one that can’t be cured‚ prevented or delayed. Approximately 5 million Americans are suffering from this disease and these numbers are
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14 may be a possible EEC. Moreover‚ the calculated compensation temperature by inverting the straight line slope‚ T comp = 57.9 ºC‚ is higher than the average experimental value‚ T exp = 32.5 ºC. This great difference between these two values of temperatures might reflect the existence of real EEC rather than experimental error [58]. Another evidence of EEC is the approximate constant ∆G # with a significant change in both ∆H # and ∆S # . Finally‚ EEC was also investigated by using
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In 1983‚ Nancy Cruzan was a twenty five year old women who tragically lost control of her car‚ resulting her to a permanent hospital visit. When the paramedics came to find Nancy‚ she was not breathing and needed to be resuscitated. Getting her into a stable condition‚ Nancy Cruzan was in a coma‚ and diagnosed as a “vegetable”. There are several different areas of a vegetative state‚ Cruzan was in a persistent state. This meaning she had some partial reaction‚ but not true consciousness. She was
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Convulsions or seizures‚ as popularly known‚ are abnormal involuntary movements of the whole body. They are periodical (episodic) abnormal electrical brain activity which usually manifest in various ways within the body. These movements can be caused by epilepsy or psychological causes. The terms seizure and convulsions are used interchangeably. Seizures or convulsions happen as a result of a sudden‚ abnormal electrical activity in the brain. This electrical activity produces changes in patient’s
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When explaining to a patient that they have Alzheimer’s or some form of dementia it can be very challenging. When dealing with one of these diseases they both have some sort of memory lost. When a person is diagnosed with dementia‚ they are being diagnosed with a set of symptoms. Another difference is that Alzheimer’s is not a reversible disease. It is very important for a MA to know the difference when dealing with Alzheimer’s and dementia. A person who is being diagnosed with dementia they are
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Gaucher ’s Disease is an autosomal metabolic disorder. This means that it is inherited from both parents. For a child to develop the disease both the mother and the father must to carry the necessary gene. If in fact the child inherits the disease he or she will experience problems with the liver‚ spleen‚ lungs‚ bone marrow‚ and in some cases the brain. The disease is caused by excessive amounts of a fatty substance called glucocerebroside. Glucocerebroside accumulates in the organs when there is
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Motor Characteristics of those with Significant Disabilities Individuals with significant disabilities often possess common motor characteristics related to the deficiencies they have. Whether chronic or acute‚ these health issues have a significant impact on the livelihood of the individual. When relating to and teaching those with significant disabilities‚ it is important to understand the motorical characteristics and the impact those characteristics have on an individual
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Robbie Shell Mr. Pletcher Anatomy Honors 11/26/12 Neurological Disorder There are many neurological diseases and disorders that affect the nation’s population. Many go unnoticed while others have severe symptoms. One such disease is a neurological disorder called Huntington’s disease or HD. Huntington’s Disease is a neurological disorder that affects the brain by forming abnormal brain cells that do not function correctly this disease is incurable and how it spreads is unknown. Huntington’s
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Dawn Lopez Week 8 The article that I have chosen is Spinal Bifida A Multidisciplinary Prospective. In this article it explains the different effects of spinal bifida within different domains ‚ with an effort to promote awareness and different treatments. This article also focuses on treatment statigies and that can help with the developmental disabilities associated with Spinal Bifida. Since spinal Bifida can be diagnosed before birth‚ treatments also begin when the fetus is
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Osmolality and electrolytes in cerebrospinal fluid and serum of febrile children with and without seizures. During acute febrile diseases mild disturbances of water and electrolyte balance occur frequently. It has been suggested that changes in electrolyte balance‚ in particular hyponatraemia‚ might predispose a child to convulsions during febrile illness; however‚ the changes of electrolytes in the CSF are not known. We have studied the effects of fever and convulsions on water and electrolyte
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