May 8‚ 2013 Risks and Rewards of Prenatal Surgery for Spina Bifida New advances in surgery are allowing prenatal repair (in utero). Are the results worth the risks involved for both the mother and unborn child? For me‚ I believe the answer would be yes. I would be willing to risk anything to give my child a chance at a normal‚ healthy life. I believe all children deserve that chance. A friend of mine has a daughter that is 22 weeks pregnant. She recently found out that her unborn son has spina
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STUDY GUIDE LECTURE EXAM 3 CHAPTER 11 Functions and Divisions of the Nervous System 1. List the basic functions of the nervous system. 2. Explain the structural and functional divisions of the nervous system. Histology of Nervous Tissue 3. List the types of neuroglia and cite their functions. 4. Define neuron‚ describe its important structural components‚
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a pre-existing injury. If a patient fractured their cervical spine and an EMT improperly performed cervical spine immobilization‚ then both the EMT and the patient would have problems. The patient could receive life threatening injuries‚ such as paralysis or problems with their airway‚ and the EMT can get sued by the patient’s family for being negligent. Doing cervical spine immobilization is very important to both the EMT and the patient‚ otherwise many complications can arise for everyone
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are forced into the gaps between the vertebrae. With this type of spina bifida the nervous system usually remains undamaged. In most cases patients are unlikely to suffer any long term health issues‚ but could experience symptoms such as complete paralysis with bladder and bowel dysfunction. This condition often changes severity based on the location of the protrusion. When a Meningocele forms at the base of the skull‚ it is often more severe than a protrusion in the lumbar region of the spine. According
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Paralysis or numbness of the face‚ arm‚ or leg. The persons muscles would experience weakness‚ stiff joints‚ the persons coordination would be “off” tingling of extremities and paralysis in one side of the persons body. The cognitive signs and symptoms would be certain levels of confusion‚ wouldn’t be able to see on one side of the body‚ inability
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Limited/Extensive choices pose: Its Effect on motivation and Satisfaction Abstract The conducted study is based on personal choice in limited and extensive choice experimental groups. It was conducted to further the research in choice overload and paralysis of the mind. The central aim was to assess if people in limited choice groups were more motivated to win‚ found it less difficult to choose and were more satisfied with their choice. Due to past research‚ results should indicate an evident slant
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time. It is this combination of realism and symbolism‚ as well as the autobiographical tendancies of Joyce‚ that make his version of Dublin ’s inescapable reality so poignant. Dublin is‚ according to Joyce‚ the “centre of paralysis” for the entire country (Levin‚ 30). “Paralysis” can be seen as a representation of the protangonists ’ inability to move from or escape their own reality‚ as well as the stangnace of the society of the time.
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There are many causes of car accidents. Teenage drivers are involved in numerous crashes because of their immaturity. The radio‚ electronics‚ or other people can distract the driver. Accidents are also associated with bad weather. Even though speeding is against the law‚ individuals do it anyway‚ leading to lose of control over their vehicle. Drinking and driving is a very dangerous cause of car crashes. Traffic accidents can harm or possibly kill someone. People involved in these accidents may have
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Leprosy‚ also known as Hansen’s Disease‚ is a medical condition that basically attacksthe surface nerves of an individual‚ causing a feeling of numbness and lack of sensation. Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae. This disease is acquired‚ transmitted and spread by common airborne infections such as sneezing and coughing. The most evident primary symptom of leprosy is the appearance of a patch on the skin‚ commonly associated with loss of feeling or sensation. Most people think that people
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Hippocrates‚ the father of medicine‚ first recognized what a stroke over 2‚400 years ago. At this time it was called ’apoplexy’’‚ which means "struck down by violence" in Greek. This was due to the fact that a person developed sudden paralysis and change in well-being. Physicians had little knowledge of the anatomy and function of the brain‚ the cause of stroke‚ or how to treat it. (internet no 1-3-10) It was not until the mid-1600s
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