Hydrocephalus September‚ 2005 What is Hydrocephalus? The term hydrocephalus is derived from two words: "hydro" meaning water‚ and "cephalus" referring to the head. Hydrocephalus is a condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up within the ventricles (fluid-containing cavities) of the brain and may increase pressure within the head. Although hydrocephalus is often described as "water on the brain‚" the "water" is actually CSF‚ a clear fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord
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Osteochondroma Osteochondroma is the most common noncancerous bone tumor that develops in children and adolescents. This tumor forms on the surface of a bone near the growth plate‚ usually on the arm‚ leg‚ and hip bones. It is made up of mostly bone and cartilage which allow it to continue growing until your bones stop growing; for girls this usually happens around the age of 16‚ and for boys 18. Osteochondroma is also benign‚ meaning that it does not spread to other parts of the body and it
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MEDIA VIOLENCE AND CHILDREN Your children are surrounded by violence. From video games and television to the news itself‚ bloodshed is everywhere. Many parents and educators fear that violence seen on the media will at the very least desensitize children‚ and that it may even make children more likely to commit atrocities themselves. Other people claim the violence seen on the media is not real‚ and that children understand this. So who’s right? In order to better understand this crucial issue
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Introduction: Thou Shall Not Gamble? A Biblical Perspective of the Psychological Disorder of Pathological Gambling The nature of gambling is not a new phenomenon in the twenty-first century. A historical context of the history of gambling begins before the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. The history of humankind notes that the birth of gambling began 4‚000 years ago. In Larry L. Ashley’s and Karmen K. Boehlke’s article titled‚ Pathological Gambling: A General Overview‚ illustrates the historical
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The Teenage Brain 1. What is an MRI? How are they using them to study the teenage brain? An MRI is a magnetic resonance imaging. It is technology that maps the blood flow to the areas of the brain as their exposed to various stimuli. They are using MRI to study teenage brain by comparing the blood flow of adults when they get stimuli to teenagers when get stimuli by various activities. 2. What is the number one reason teenagers are different? What does the Frontal Lobe do to suggest this? The number
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I am a Professor of Radiology‚ Ophthalmology‚ Neurology and Biomedical Engineering and the Vice Chair for Research of the Department of Radiology at Stony Brook University. My research programs focus on the development and application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)‚ to the study of brain and retinal anatomy‚ physiology and function in animal models and humans. They include: (1) novel methodologies to dynamically measure cerebral blood flow‚ tissue oxygen tension‚ blood volume; (2) high-resolution
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Med-El has created Synchrony‚ a CI that can undergo magnetic resonance imaging without removal of the internal magnet. They can withstand 3.0 Tesla MRI machines and are safe to use as long as proper guidelines are followed. This makes a huge difference in treating emergencies in people with cochlear implants. There
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Is it More Harm than Good? In terms of technology‚ I cannot say that I am an expert nor am I ignorant to its uses and benefits. Technology is everywhere and makes life more appealing and easier to the human living in the 21st century. Everywhere we go‚ everything we do; technology is there. With the rapid advancement of technology‚ humans have been able to simplify complex systems that were once considered daily challenges. Without a doubt technology has helped the human race accomplish some
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inside to outside‚ meaning organs to physical attributes [Slide 6] Major Milestones of Brain Development [Slide 7] Methods for Measuring Brain Functioning ∙Electroencephalogram (EEG) ∙Event-relate potentials (ERPs) ∙Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) ∙Position emmision tomography (PET) ∙Near-infrared optical topography (NIROT) [Slide 8] Regions of the Cerebral Cortex ∙Frontal lobe -reasoning ∙Temporal lobe -hearing and speech ∙Occipital lobe -processing sight
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Radiologists are physicians who performs and interprets diagnostic imaging tests and interventional procedures or treatments that involve the use of X-ray‚ ultrasound‚ and magnetic resonance imaging equipment. People often confuse between radiologists and radiologic technologists/radiology technicians‚ though there is a clear distinction between these two: technicians carry out the process of obtaining the images whereas radiologists take charge of interpreting the results. After the images are interpreted
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