Overview Tourette Syndrome (TS)‚ also named multiple tics-coprolalia syndrome‚ was initially described by Gilles de la Tourette in 1900. It is a “developmentally regulated neurobehavioral disorder characterized by multiform‚ frequently changing motor and phonic tics.” (Brunn‚ Cohen‚ &Leckman‚ 2012) Tics means “involuntary‚ rapid repetitive and stereotyped movements of individual muscle groups.” (Brunn‚ Cohen‚ &Leckman‚ 2012) Although the definite cause of TS is unknown‚ it is well recognized that
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Williams Syndrome‚ also known as Williams-Beuren disorder is a congenital genetic disorder characterized by a deletion in parts of chromosome 7. It is “a multisystem disorder‚ caused by deletion of the Williams-Beuren syndrome chromosome region‚ spanning 1.5 to 1.8 million base pairs and containing 26 to 28 genes.” (Pober‚ 2010‚ p 239) Demographics Williams Syndrome affects 1 in 10‚000 children throughout the world and an estimated 20‚000 to 30‚000 in the United States. (Williams Syndrome Association
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King Lear and Dementia: A Physical and Emotion Struggle The opening scene of King Lear begins to show the unhealthy state that King Lear is in‚ when it portrays Lear separating his kingdom and giving it to his daughters based on how much they love him. Lear bans his most prized daughter‚ Cordelia from the kingdom and leaves her with nothing only because she was honest with her response‚ which begins to show his state of senselessness. Lear demonstrates his mental illness throughout various scenes
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Shaken Baby Syndrome. Shaken baby syndrome is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality which is widely recognized in the medical literature. Signs may include retinal hemorrhage‚ subdural or subarachnoid hemorrhage‚ and associated fractures. Victims are often younger than 6 months old and have been affected by violent shaking with rapid angular deceleration and possible terminal impact. In this paper I will discuss the symptoms‚ prevalence‚ treatment and research of Shaken Baby Syndrome.
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Michelle Lewis English 0300 20 March 2013 Police Search for Range Rover on Las Vegas Strip On Feb 21‚ 2013 at 4:30am police rope of the seen of a shooting multi-car accident in Las Vegas Strip. There was a shoot out between a Range Rover and Maserati; the authorities say a person in the Range rover was shot. While the incident was going the Maserati crashed into a taxi
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Angelman syndrome (AS) is an infrequent genetic condition that has a considerable impact on a person’s nervous system which causes them to have severe physical and intellectual disabilities; I will briefly define these in the commentary (Genetic Disorders‚ 2015). Harry Angelman identified the condition in three children in 1965 however in today’s research it is found in one in sixteen million people.(Angelmanuk.2015).Therefore the reason the research has been so motivational is due to it being very
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Legislation and frameworks Legislation Care Standards Act 2000 This legislation affects and supports people with dementia as it has different laws. Some of these laws are things like helping people to wash and dress themselves. This helps people with dementia‚ as when it becomes advanced they lose their fine motor skills and they find it difficult to do simple tasks like fasten buttons and hold things‚ so it also makes it hard for them to wash. They have carers that will do this for them and
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July 13‚ 2011 Assignment 1 Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome Why I chose this topic I learned of this genetic disorder when I read about it in the Genetics notes. I found it fascinating that a disease could lead to self-mutilation. I wanted to find out more about the cause of this and other adverse effects. What is Lesch-Nyhan syndrome? Lesch Nyhan is a recessive X-linked recessive disorder meaning that is passed from mother to son via the X-chromosome. The disease is characterized by mental
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Enhancing dignity in the care of people with dementia Professor Lesley Baillie Florence Nightingale Foundation Chair of Clinical Nursing Practice‚ London South Bank University and University College :London Hospitals Plan Types of dignity • Human dignity: the dignity that all humans have and cannot be taken away • Social dignity: experienced through interaction - dignity-of-self and dignity-inrelation (Jacobson 2007) • So for people with dementia: • We must acknowledge and respect their human
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In 2015‚ Anthem has announced their biggest data breach yet‚ 80 million people were at risk in having their personal data exposed which may cause identity fraud. This was not the case in just losing a credit card it was much more personal because of the information it contained. Everyone’s social security numbers‚ previous health records‚ previous employees and previous address that is the biggest issue in this case. This was called “sophisticated attack” because someone has impersonated as administrator
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