March 23‚ 2011 Psychology paper: Dementia The subject of a brain deteriorating disease is one we often avoid. Considering the fact that it is possible for a loved one to be a victim of a memory captivation is unbearable. Dementia is a term used to describe a group of symptoms caused by disorders that affect the brain‚ not so much a specific disease. People affected by dementia are disabled to the point where they may not be able to get dressed or eat. They have a total lack of problem solving
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Alzheimer’s Disease Jennifer Wlos HCA/220 August 19‚ 2012 Dawn Tesner‚ DHEd‚ CPhT Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurologic disease of the brain leading to the irreversible loss of neurons and the loss of intellectual abilities‚ including memory and reasoning‚ which become severe enough to forgetting social or occupational functioning. Alzheimer’s disease is also known as simply Alzheimer’s‚ and also Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer Type (SDAT). I chose
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“The disease begins gradually: silent‚ like an animal stalking its night-time prey‚ it takes hold of its victim‚ and worsens with time.” (Buijssen‚p15) Dementia is a ‘clinical syndrome characterized by loss of function in multiple cognitive abilities in an individual with previously normal intellectual abilities.’(Clare‚ p5) While dementia is a worldwide problem that has no cure‚ very few people recognize and understand the four major forms of it. The most common forms of dementia are Vascular
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Wernicke Encephalopathy and Korsakoff Syndrome Rasheema Douglas School Of New Resources Wernicke Encephalopathy and Korsakoff Syndrome Wernicke Encephalopathy and Korsakoff Syndrome are the acute and chronic stages of the same disease abbreviated as (WKS). (WKS) is a memory brain disorder that can result if there is a very low amount of Vitamin (B1) or Thiamine entering to the brain
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Huntington’s Disease Huntington’s Disease (HD) is a hereditary neurological disorder of the central nervous system that causes progressive degeneration of cells in the brain. This degeneration causes the affected person to slowly loose the ability to move‚ communicate and think. People are born with this disease‚ but won’t develop symptoms until between the ages of 30 – 50. Although Huntington’s disease can be traced back to the Middle Ages‚ it was first described by American physician George
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Frontotemporal dementia is a group of disorders caused by progressive cell degeneration in the brain’s frontal lobes or its temporal lobes. The cell damage caused by frontotemporal dementia leads to tissue shrinkage and reduced function in the brain’s frontal and temporal lobes‚ which control planning and judgment; emotions‚ speaking and understanding speech and certain types of movement. In those younger than age 65‚ FTD may account for up to 20 to 50 percent of dementia cases. People usually develop
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CHAPTER 2 THE RESEARCH QUESTIONS 2.1. Review of the Literature 2.1.1. Taxonomical Classification Kingdom: Plantae Subkingdom: Tracheobionta Superdivision: Spermatophyta Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Subclass: Asteridae Order: Rubiales Family: Rubiaceae Genus: Mussaenda L. Species: Mussaenda philippica A. Rich 2.1.2. Botanical Description Doña Aurora (Mussaenda philippica A. Rich.)‚ also known as the “Queen of the Philippines”
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Cerebral palsy CP is a disorder of aberrant control of movement and posture‚ appearing early in life secondary to a CNS lesion or dysfunction that is NOT a result of a progressive or degenerative brain disease. In other words‚ CP is caused by a static brain dysfunction (also called static encephalopathy). It is believed that CP is due to a defect in a developing brain‚ a lesion that may have had its onset in prenatal‚ perinatal‚ or postnatal period. Thus‚ causes of CP may be manifold.
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Viktoria Garcia 1st period Deep Brain Stimulation Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is considered a surgical treatment alternative for patients who are affected by long term complications of Parkinson disease. Parkinson’s disease is a chronic disease of the brain characterized by gradually worsening tremor‚ muscle rigidity and difficulties with starting and stopping movements. The complications of Parkinson’s disease can include those such as trouble with motor functions and losing the ability
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Cannabis‚ otherwise known as marijuana‚ is a very controversial topic. People view it as good while others view it as a bad drug. But do people actually know the good that is has and the research that has been done on it by major universities from around the world such as Harvard University here in the United States. I doubt that majority of the population has even done their own research on it‚ and they believe only what the government wants you to believe‚ which is that it is bad. In 2007 Harvard
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