COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE \ Cognitive Neuroscience •Field of study linking the brain and other aspects of the nervous system to cognitive processing ‚ and ultimately‚ to behavior. Cognitive Neuroscience • Localization of function – refers to the specific areas of the brain that control specific skills or behaviours. • Nervous System – basis for our ability to perceive‚ adapt & interact with the world around us. – receive‚ process‚ and respond Human Brain •Consumes 20% of body’s
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Lidocaine 5% patch. Based on the medical report dated 01/18/17‚ the patient has initially received treatment‚ had x-rays and was prescribed medications. She has endured 6 PT sessions and was referred for an MRI to the right knee and shoulder last year. She is currently awaiting authorization for an MRI to her neck. Her current discomfort was described as aching‚ tingling‚
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The Biology of Mind Neuron Communication Neuron is a nerve cell‚ basic building block our nerve system Neurons consists in: Dendrites : neurons bushy branches and it listens Axons: Tube that passes the messages and it speaks – transmit Action potential : is a neural impulse‚ brief electrical charge that travels down an axon. Threshold: is the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse Myelin Sheath covers an axon and some neurons Synapse : is the junction
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Multiple Sclerosis Presentation Overview History and Background of MS Description of Nervous System Courses of the disease Detailed Information on central nervous system and peripheral nervous system Pathophysiology of the disease Prognosis Remission Treatments and Medications Used Interview With MS patient (Jason) Bibliography History First case of Multiple Sclerosis was found in England in 1848. The case itself seems to have began in 1822. The only documentation that allowed to diagnose this
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My mother was diagnosed with an aneurysm that was like a bomb ticking. She has sudden major migraines that would not leave. An MRI showed that she had it‚ and two days later she went through twenty-three hours of brain surgery. My mother has two metal plates in her head‚ and eleven years later still suffers from difficulty. The aneurysm had been growing in her head her entire life
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It has not been quite recently when I scheduled and fulfilled the observation requirement‚ but about a year ago this month when applying for this program last year. The amazing thing about it is that the memory of this day still remains vividly in my mind. It was on this day that I learned the basic and not so basic job requirements for becoming a radiology technologist. Many might think that this job is limited to aiming a machine‚ positioning a patient‚ and taking pictures of their bones‚ but come
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Patient X walked into the ER‚ dressed himself in a hospital gown‚ and became suddenly unresponsive. After regaining consciousness‚ he was admitted to the intensive care unit. Nurse A noticed that patient X’s temporal artery was in a rapid spasm‚ presented with right sided weakness‚ poor muscle control‚ and was bradycardic. Nurse A notified Nurse B of the symptoms‚ concerned that this was an acute‚ high stakes situation indicating neurological involvement. The physician began an assessment and asked
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48-year old male who sustained a work related injury when his shoelace got caught in the wheel of cart then twisted left knee. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with other tear of medial meniscus‚ current injury‚ left knee‚ initial encounter. MRI of the left lower extremity joint without contrast dated 4/14/16 revealed nondisplaced flap tear of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus‚ intrameniscal cysts‚ and partial tear of the posterior root attachment; grade 3 chondral degeneration along
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that her left hand and arm went numb and thats the last thing she can recall about her labor. From what I can recall about that day‚ at this point the nurses were rushing her to get an MRI done to find the reason for her becoming unresponsive. The nurses thought she was having a seizure. The doctors came out of the MRI room to inform us that she was actually having a stroke and hemorrhaging. She was then rushed to have and emergency C- section and brain surgery at the same time. Halfway trough the surgeries
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Should All Americans Have a Right to Health Care Coverage? Regardless of Socioeconomics Lois Pullum Ashford University SOC 120 Professor Fandl April 05‚ 2013 Should All Americans Have a Right to Health Care Coverage? Regardless of Socioeconomics Introduction The United States has the most expensive health care system in the world and some 45 million Americans are uninsured under the current health care system‚ and these numbers continue to grow. However with universal health care
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