different types of dementia and they all have different signs and symptoms and will all progress differently. Some of these are: * Alzheimer’s disease. * Vascular Dementia. * Lowy Bodies. * Pick’s Disease. * CJD. * Huntington’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease has many different signs and symptoms and they will change as the disease progresses‚ it is an average that an Alzheimer’s patient will live eight years after their diagnosis. In the early stages of Alzheimer’s they will
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Awakenings Movie Report · Neurologist- a neurologist is a doctor who has trained in the diagnosis and treatment of nervous system disorders‚ including diseases of the brain‚ spinal cord‚ nerves and muscles. Neurologists perform neurological examinations of the nerves of the head and neck; muscle strength and movement; balance‚ ambulation‚ and reflexes; and sensation‚ memory‚ speech‚ language‚ and other cognitive abilities. o Examples And Why They Are Examples § Dr. Malcolm Sayer · He is an example
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lived a long life‚ the last eight or so years of her life were very rough. The official reason she passed away was because of Lewy Body Dementia. This degenerative disease‚ meaning it is not reversible‚ is thought to have sprouted from an infection she had in her kidneys in 2002. She lived at home for a while after her kidney disease was found and treated‚ but was moved to an assisted living center in 2007 because of occasional hallucinations‚ and family was unable to stay with her at her home. As
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Parkinson’s disease is a progressive chronic disease that affects the nervous system. The disease begins with small changes that might go unnoticed‚ such as a tiny tremor. However over time‚ the disease will progress to the point that the affected person is completely unable to control movement in any normal way. Currently‚ almost one million people in the United States are affected by this disorder (Parkinson’s Disease Foundation). However the cause is yet to be discovered and there is presently
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Brain Stimulation (DBS) is considered a surgical treatment alternative for patients who are affected by long term complications of Parkinson disease. Parkinson’s disease is a chronic disease of the brain characterized by gradually worsening tremor‚ muscle rigidity and difficulties with starting and stopping movements. The complications of Parkinson’s disease can include those such as trouble with motor functions and losing the ability to speak. At this current time the procedure of deep brain stimulation
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Neuro- is nerves and transmitter can send waves that carry a signal. In other words‚ a neurotransmitter is sort of like a mail man‚ although in this case instead of being called a mail man‚ it is called a chemical messenger. Like a mail man‚ a chemical messenger can transmit signals or codes from one neuron to another. And the way that this takes place is by synapses. There are two synapses that have two different names that are allowing these neurons to communicate or send messages to one another
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Good afternoon‚ my name is Saeed Graham and today I’ll be presenting on the topic of the use of animals in medical research. An article will be disputed in an attempt to convince you that animals SHOULD be used in medical research. Kelly Overton posits the article “Stop Animal Testing – It’s not just cruel‚ it’s ineffective” in the Baltimore Sun. As is evident from the title of the writing‚ Mr. Overton is of the opinion that the use of animals for medical testing be desisted on the basis of its ineffectiveness
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currently incurable disease. Dementia is a neurological disorder where the afflicted person partially or completely loses her mental ability‚ leaving her confused and potentially violent. While this definition of the disorder gives a basic understanding of what Dementia is‚ it should be noted that Dementia is an umbrella term for the many different forms of the disorder‚ some of the different forms include Alzheimer’s‚ Parkinson’s‚ and Huntington’s Disease. Alzheimer’s Disease‚ the first reported
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Move and position individuals in accordance with their plan of care 1. outline the anatomy and physiology of the human body in relation to the importance of correct moving and positioning of individuals when moving and position individual‚ it is an impact to ensure the individual is not move more than their body is capable of‚ as musclses can only move bone at the joint as far as the joint allows. it also important to move and handle correctly to ensure nerve fiber are not damage as tey
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Dementia awareness -CU238P What is dementia? Dementia is a gradual loss of brain functions. The most common form of dementia is caused by Alzheimer’s disease but there are many other forms of dementia including: alcohol related dememtias‚vascular dementia‚ frontotemporal dementias and Lewy body dementia. Key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia. Each case of dementia is different. The area of the brain affected will depend on the type of dementia. Dementia can affect every
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