limb and experience paralysis and pain in their phantom limb. What he found out was the paralysis in his patients’ phantom limbs were actually learned because before the patients had their limbs amputated‚ their limbs were paralyzed and the brain was sending messages to move but it would get visually messages that the limb wasn’t moving; thus the learned paralysis would get carried over to the phantom limb. What he did to cure his patients’ from phantom limb and the paralysis was put a mirror reflecting
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1. Provide a description of the disability and its causes. Include any relevant information such as statistics and diagnosis procedures. Paraplegia is a permanent paralysis of the body caused by injury or disease affecting the spinal cord. Paraplegia is paralysis below the chest or waist. It involves the trunk and lower limbs; with quadriplegia the upper limbs are also affected. Spinal cord injuries quite often are caused by a severe accident. Statistics show that like the majority of people with
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Bell’s palsy is a disease that causes paralysis in the muscles in the face. It affects the seventh cranial nerve that travels through a narrow canal in the skull which becomes inflamed‚ swollen or compressed. Typically subsides within one to nine weeks. When Bell Palsy occurs‚ the function disrupts the facial nerve‚ causing an interruption in the messages the brain sends to the facial muscles. The affected nerve causes weakness or paralysis on one side of the face‚ which leads the mouth to droop
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Botulism is a form of food poisoning that can cause respiratory paralysis‚ muscular paralysis and even death. The paralysis is due to a release of a neurotoxin by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. C. botulinum bacteria are typically present in soil‚ but can be present due to improper storage of commercially or home prepared canned food‚ preserves‚ and fermented foods. C. botulinum is rod-shaped and gram-positive (Solomon‚ Lilly 2001). The bacteria cannot be spread from contact with infected persons
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stay on her feet. Even after being examined by several veterinarians who passed the mares strange behavior as episodes of colic‚ Dottie’s condition fail to improve. Finally a local vet suggested testing for a disease called Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis. Dottie’s results came back positive. But what is HYPP exactly? In short‚ it is a genetic disease found in quarter horses that affects the sodium channels. These sodium channels are pores in the muscles and when affected by the disease‚ do not seal
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sleep that occur at inappropriate times or places‚ which can last from a few seconds to several minutes and happen multiple times a day. Narcolepsy’s most common major symptom‚ other than excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS)‚ is cataplexy. Sleep paralysis and hallucinations are also common. About 25% of narcoleptics suffer from all four symptoms. Symptoms usually appear between the ages of 7-25. Excessive daytime sleepiness is the most consistently experienced symptom of narcolepsy. People with
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1. Poisonous/Toxic Substances 2. Hit by Car 3. Bleeding/Lacerations 4. Fight Wounds 5. Seizures 6. Limping 7. Prolonged Labor 8. Vomiting/Diarrhea 9. Bloat 10. Allergic Reaction/Facial Swelling/Anaphylaxis 11. Vaccine Reaction 12. Paralysis 13. Urinary Problems 14. Broken/Ripped/Bleeding Toe Nail 15. Nail Clipped Too Short 16. Dog Got Skunked 17. Dog Ate Bones How To Check Vital Signs Adminstering Over-The-Counter Drugs Hit by Car. Any animal that is hit by a car should be evaluated
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Overview Snake venom is the poison fluid normally secreted by venomous snakes when biting. It is produced in the glands‚ and injected by the fangs. Snake venom is used to immobilize and/or kill prey‚ and used secondarily in defence. It is a clear‚ viscous fluid of amber or straw colour. There are two main types of venom produced by snakes‚ containing primarily either: *Neurotoxins - these attack the nervous system. *Hemotoxins - these attack the circulatory system. While most snakes’ venom contains
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in how the train “ran behind the backs of houses”‚ Larkin is seeing houses within the city from a different side‚ instead of the street face he is seeing the hidden private back garden. This could be viewed as being intrusive‚ as can be seen in ’Araby’‚ where the boys ran through “dark muddy lanes” and encountered “rough tribes”. The second stanza continues his journey‚ but alternates between positive images and negative‚ unappealing images. This doesn’t let the reader draw a conclusion on the
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toxic venom. If you have the bad luck to get stuck with one of the stonefish’s venomous fins‚ you’ll find yourself in a world of hurt. The venom hurts so much that some people who’ve been stung have wanted the limb amputated. It can cause shock‚ paralysis‚ tissue death‚ and even fatalities if not treated within a few hours. The stonefish has at least one beneficial use. It’s a very expensive sashimi called okoze in
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