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    Multiple Sclerosis

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    Multiple-Sclerosis Alicia Robinson Alaina Geeter Lecture 2113/4 Fall 2014 Dr. Rizk Multiple sclerosis‚ also known as MS‚ is one of the most common diseases of the nervous system. It has been around for over a century‚ before doctors even knew what it was. MS is a disabling disease of the central nervous system‚ or CNS‚ that disrupts the flow of communication and information between the brain and the body. It affects various parts of the body and is thought to be an autoimmune disorder. In MS

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    Intellectual Disability

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    Intellectual disability Intellectual disability‚ also known as mental retardation‚ is a term used when there are limits to a person’s ability to learn at an expected level and function in daily life. Levels of intellectual disability vary greatly in children – from a very slight problem to a very severe problem. Children with intellectual disability might have a hard time letting others know their wants and needs‚ and taking care of themselves. Intellectual disability could cause a child to learn

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    Multiple Personality.

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    Consider how writers of the period explore ideas of dual or multiple personality. As far back as the 1800s‚ multiple personality disorder has been discussed in many writings of this period. Multiple personality disorder has become known as a severe mental disorder. It has been defined in the Ghana medical journal (2004) as‚ ‘a condition in which the patient shows multiple identities as if he possesses two or more selves at different times in the same body.’ The distinct identities have its own

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    Disabilities Brochure

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    References http://www.helium.com/items/782464-learning-disabled-label-influences-budget-academic-achievement-and-socialization http://www.Nichcy.org/Disabilities http://nichcy.org/disability/specific/autism#what ----------------------- Children can be cruel to those kids who operate outside the norm‚ and labeling may call attention those kids. But as children become more world-wise at earlier ages‚ this may pass‚ and tolerance come to be the norm. The larger problem tends to be with

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    Multiple Scleriosis

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    Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune‚ is a chronic‚ often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system (CNS)‚ which is made up of the brain‚ spinal cord‚ and optic nerves. Symptoms may be mild‚ such as numbness in the limbs‚ or severe‚ such as paralysis or loss of vision. The progress‚ severity‚ and specific symptoms of MS are unpredictable and vary from one person to another. Today‚ new treatments and advances in research are giving new hope to people affected by

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    Intellectual Disabilities

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    Intellectual Disabilities Throughout the history of mankind it has been noted that no person is the same. Everybody is unique in their own way shape or form. However some people differ from the average humans from rare disorders or illnesses which separate them from living a normal life. Did you know one in five Americans experienced some sort of mental illness in 2010‚ according to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration? About 5 percent of Americans have

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    Multiple Sclerosis

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    Markel Franklin Professor Idziak Speech 1311 March 27‚ 2012 Multiple Sclerosis Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about multiple sclerosis by exploring various facts of the disease including what causes it‚ types of the disease and how it is treated. General Purpose: To make people aware of the autoimmune disease. Introduction I. Greeting- Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen. It is always a pleasure to stand before such an enthusiastic crowd and to talk

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    Multiple Pregnancy

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    Multiple Pregnancies Definition Multiple pregnancies are a pregnancy where more than one fetus develops simultaneously in the womb. A multiple pregnancy is a pregnancy involving more than one fetus. Twins‚ triplets‚ and quadruplets are multiple pregnancies. The largest multiple pregnancy on recorded to the birth of nine offspring. Twins are the most common type of multiple pregnancies. But worldwide‚ the incidence of multiple pregnancies of all types - twins‚ triplets‚ quadruplets‚ quinteplets

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    People With Disabilities

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    The understanding of people with disabilities has been extremely varied throughout the years. From the early years of the 18th century to the current public opinion‚ people with disabilities have often been mistreated and misunderstood. People with disabilities have had to battle with bias thinking and harmful stereotypes. “The stigmatization of disability resulted in the social and economic marginalization of generations of Americans with disabilities‚ and like many other oppressed minorities

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    Multiple Sclerosis

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    Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic‚ progressive‚ degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. It usually affect’s young adults between the ages of 20 and 40. MS frequency of occurrence is rare. Only afflicts about 10% currently about 400‚000 in the United States and 1 million worldwide. The disease basically takes one of four potential directions once established. Relapsing remitting involves about 85% of those affected. Flare-up episodes with worsening conditions are followed by partial

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