The ability to move from one point to other independently is known as mobility. Mobility is the important in order to maintain independence of the human begin. Walking becomes a task which cannot be performed without the considerable attention. The greatest number of individuals is affected by mobility problem in their adulthood. This mobility disability not only affects the human’s quality life style of health and productivity but also affects the family and people around them. People mostly
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Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases The McGovern Institute claims‚ “Brain disorders are among the most serious health problems facing modern society” (“Neurodegenerative Diseases and Brain Injury”). The term neurodegenerative refers to the progressive breakdown of nerve cells (Mandal). Due to the aging population‚ the demand for a definitive cure is on the rise. To date‚ a cure for this condition has not been discovered. However‚ research has revealed preventative measures that decrease a
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HYPOCHONDROPLASIA Crystal Tucker Developmental Disabilities Friday‚ October 4‚ 2013 What is Hypochondroplasia Hypochondroplasia‚ is an autosomal dominant disorder‚ which is caused by the mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3‚ also known as FGFR3‚ located on chromosome 4. It remains unclear at this time as to how these mutations lead to the features one inherits from having hypochondroplasia‚ there are researchers who believe that the cause may be
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The difference between alcohol dementia and dementia is that alcohol dementia is a form of dementia caused by a long term use of alcohol and excessively drinking to the point where the individual suffers from memory loss due to neurological damage to the brain. With dementia there is the person does not suffer from alcohol abuse. Alcohol dementia can cause very serious brain complications and ten percent of patients diagnosed with alcohol dementia have a history of extended alcohol abuse. People
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat Jennifer Curtin Pd. 1 Part One – Losses The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: Dr. P is a teacher at a School for Music who had trouble recognizing his students. He couldn’t recognize them by looking at them‚ but only by hearing their voice. He also saw faces when there weren’t any‚ like in fire hydrants and knobs on furniture. He didn’t think anything was wrong‚ until he developed diabetes‚ so he went to see a doctor. When he first talked to a neurologist
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Describe the different form of dementia and the signs and symptoms. Dementia Dementia is the name for a group of symptoms which arise from different disease that affect the brain. The brain is made up of millions of brain cells which send messages to each other. These messages tell the individual everything they need to know to cope with everyday life‚ such as how to move‚ what they are seeing‚ how to speak. They also store memories and control emotions - such as laughing and crying. In someone
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Alzheimer’s is not just a disease of the elder. Early-onset Alzheimer’s‚ otherwise known as younger-onset‚ affects those younger than the age of 65. Many who get younger-onset are usually in their 30’s‚ 40’s‚ or 50’s. In the United States‚ more than 200‚00 people have early-onset. Those dealing with it can be in the early‚ middle‚ or end stage of the disease. This disease is located in chromosome 12‚ and also chromosomes 21‚ 14‚ and 1‚ located on PS1 (or AD3. Early-onset Alzheimer’s is an unexpected
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Parkinson’s Disease Before 1817 Parkinson’s disease was called “Shaking Palsy.” James Parkinson wrote a medical essay on the disease entitled “An Essay on the Shaking Palsy.” However‚ 60 years after‚ Jean Martin Charcot (1825-1893)‚ a French neurologist‚ discovered the importance of Parkinson’s essay and renamed the disease after Parkinson’s (Goetz 1). Parkinson’s disease is a long-term degenerative neurological condition that affects a person’s ability to control his or her own body movements
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Narcolepsy Narcolepsy is a rare‚ debilitating sleep disorder‚ in which a person falls asleep uncontrollably. According to Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia‚ 6th Edition‚ it occurs in both males and females with an estimated 125‚000-250‚000 Americans suffering with this disorder. Although the cause of this disorder is unknown‚ scientist believe the hypocretin‚ a substance found in the neurons of the brain‚ are few or missing from the people diagnosed with Narcolepsy (American Medical Association Complete
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“Epilepsy” By: Kayla Shuman Epilepsy is a common and diverse set of chronic neurological disorders characterized by seizures. Which also means that the person has recurrent and provoked seizures‚ which is a result from abnormal‚ excessive or hyper synchronous neuronal activity in the brain or can be easier said as episodic abnormal electrical activity in the brain . As many as two and a half million Americans have epilepsy. Thirty percent of them are children under
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