Alzheimer’s Day E.V. Ramakrishnan is a bilingual writer who has published poetry and criticism in English and Malayalam. He is the author of three books of poetry‚ publishing each after symmetrical intervals of fourteen years: Being Elsewhere in Myself (1980)‚ A Python in a Snake Park (1994) and Terms of Seeing: New and Selected Poems (2008). He is also the author of a landmark book of translations of modern Indian poetry. ‘Alzheimer’s Day’ highlights the pain and anguish of a man who could
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Natalia Garcia 10/1/2011 5th period In life I want to accomplish many things for my family and me. Something I really want to accomplish is to be someone to remember in the future. I want to do something that contributes some kind of benefit to the human kind. I want to achieve something everyone can benefit from‚ possibly something that may save lives. There are many kinds of obstacles in life but I know with my family there to support me‚ I will accomplish whatever I set my mind
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As with any disease‚ dementia has many and varied reasons that cause it‚ but people think that the progress in age is the only cause that lead to dementia. This is true the progress of age can lead to dementia‚ but this is not the primary pathogenic. Actually‚ the main cause is that dementia caused when the brain cells damaged. This damage impedes the abilities and communications of the brain cells. However‚ as soon as the brain cells communications become abnormal‚ the thinking‚ behavior‚ actions
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Case Study: Brain Injury Brain Damage/Injury refers to the “destruction or degeneration of brain cells”. This could be caused by many different factors. For example‚ traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when an external force damages the brain like accidents‚ neurosurgery‚ etc. The famous patient HM‚ was widely studied by scientists and students in psychology. Henry Molaison (HM) Henry Molaison‚ famously HM‚ experienced numerous epileptic seizures for many years of his life. This has been linked
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Brain Disorder: Brain or mental disorders relates to mental distress and disability. There are several categories of brain disorders which relate back to some serious problems as symptoms. These symptoms can be genetic as well as infections‚ head and spinal cord injuries‚ and injuries. (Myfundi‚ 2012) Coma State of unconsciousness is termed as coma which is explained as brain disorder. A patient in state of coma is not able to interact with the environment. There may be sleep and wakening intervals
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The collision of cultures is seen through out the story of Lia and her family. Starting in the beginning of Lia’s story the same piece of information was being interpreted by two different cultures in different ways. The Merced Hospital Staff believed Lia suffered from Epilepsy. They believed it translated into Qaug dab peg. What was misunderstood is that quag dab peg were not really perceived as the same thing in Hmong culture as Epilepsy is in western medicine‚ In the Hmong culture‚ QDP is
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The world can be perceived in many different ways. The blind‚ the deaf‚ children‚ adults‚ teenagers‚ parents‚ all “see” the world in a different way. It is an author’s job to convey how he “sees” the world to his readers. Oliver Sacks does this quite well. Through his use of analogies and other rhetorical strategies‚ Oliver Sacks greatly enhances the reader’s view of a newly sighted man’s life and in turn‚ the reader’s view of the world. In the beginning of “To See and Not See‚” by Oliver Sacks
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Erika Crans Unit 4 Assignment 2 Dr. J April 13‚ 2015 GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROM Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare disorder in which your body’s immune system attacks your nerves. Instead of your immune system fighting of illnesses‚ it attacks the myelin sheath surrounding the nerves. The myelin sheath is destroyed‚ and the damage prevents the nerves from transmitting signal to the brain. It spreads very quickly and is considered a medical emergency in its most severe form. The syndrome usually
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Sudden Illness what is a heart attack? A sudden and sometimes fatal occurrence of ____________ ___________‚ typically resulting in the death of a part of a heart. symptoms of heart attack ? chest pain or discomfort shortness of breath __________ break out of cold sweats nausea _________________ or sudden illness first aid for a heart attack ! perform ________ call 911 Find ______ Convulsions What is a Convulsion? A convulsion is a ________‚__________‚ irregular movement
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1.)The Merced Hospital Staff believed Lia suffered from Epilepsy. They believed it translated into Qaug dab peg. What was misunderstood is that quag dab peg were not really perceived as the same thing in Hmong culture as Epilepsy is in western medicine. In the Hmong culture‚ QDP is believed to be caused by a bad spirit called a dab. It is believed that dabs are responsible for stealing souls and making its victims sick. Epilepsy is recognized by western medicine as a serious neurological condition
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