Stroke is the sudden death of brain cells due to lack of oxygen which is caused by blockage of blood flow or rupture of an artery in the brain. The most common symptoms are weakness or numbness of muscles of face‚ upper extremities and lower extremities on one side of the body. Loss of speech‚ difficulty in speaking‚ loss of balance‚ unable to stand or walk are usually combined with the symptoms. Hemiplegia of the upper extremity is the major cause responsible for the restriction of activities of
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The economic impact of stroke in Australia National Stroke Foundation 13 March 2013 The economic impact of stroke in Australia Contents Glossary of acronyms ................................................................................................................. i Executive summary ................................................................................................................... ii 1 Background ...................................................................
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pressurized air inside of the tennis ball. Which just boils down to a lighter ball. So if the stroke of the player is on the weaker side than this is the right technique for you. Now‚ for the affects on cooling the tennis ball is the exact opposite. When the player cools the ball the pressurized air inside of the ball will becomes heavy. So‚ if the player has a heavier stroke this is the right stroke for that person These techniques are not always good so here are some of the cons of heating
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Chapter 5: Respect Sexuality Multiple Choice: Select the Best Answer 1. Which of the following are chemical messengers in the body that bring about puberty and rule sexuality? a. steroids b. enzymes c. hormones d. genetics 2. Which hormone controls female secondary sex characteristics and also plays a part in menstruation and ovulation? a. estrogen b. prolactin c. testosterone d. Bartholin’s hormone 3. What structures produce ova and the hormones estrogen
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and paranoia.1 In some cases‚ use can cause convulsions that lead to death. Long-range damage In the long term‚ meth use can cause irreversible harm: increased heart rate and blood pressure; damaged blood vessels in the brain that can cause strokes or an irregular heartbeat that can‚ in turn‚ cause cardiovascular2 collapse or death; and liver‚ kidney and lung damage. Users may suffer brain damage‚ including memory loss and an increasing inability to grasp abstract thoughts. Those who recover
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medical field. First we’re going to look at how Doctors prescribe music in general. This gives us a first-hand look on how and why some doctors are using music to treat their patients. Secondly‚ we’re going to see how listening to music a day keeps stroke pains away. This leads us to examine a study performed on two groups of patients with medical doctors in Finland. Third‚ we’re going to closely examine how cancer can be cured by playing the guitar. This leads us to examine the life of 13 year
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(also spelled haemorrhage) is a subtype of intracranial hemorrhage that occurs within the brain tissue itself. It is alternatively called intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). It can be caused by brain trauma‚ or it can occur spontaneously in hemorrhagic stroke. Non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage is a spontaneous bleeding into the brain tissue.[1] A cerebral hemorrhage is an intra-axial hemorrhage; that is‚ it occurs within the brain tissue rather than outside of it. The other category of intracranial
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Product Development and R&D strategy‚ patents ResMed developed a CPAP device to help prevent OSA in those patients with sleep apnea. 30% of CPAP patients discontinued therapy b/c of the discomfort of having constant air pressure delivered to them. ResMed saw the need to develop VPAP which varied the air pressure during exhalations. Ultimately‚ they wanted to create AutoSet which sensed and delivered the appropriate air pressure to the patients. However‚ the patents for this device were not
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experience palpitations (heart pounding)‚ chest pain‚ dizziness‚ and loss of consciousness. The heart rate may be elevated (>100)‚ slow (<60)‚ or within the normal range. This condition can be very serious‚ leading to a drop in blood pressure and even stroke. Given its seriousness‚ it is important for patients to educate themselves about the causes and treatment of atrial fibrillation. By the end of this article you will learn the answers to these critical questions: • What causes atrial fibrillation
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Strokes and Bell’s Palsy present symptoms that are fairly close to each other. Lyme disease and diabetes could also cause the numbness and the paralysis in the case of lyme disease. Unilateral facial paralysis and/or droop is exhibited in Bell’s Palsy and a stroke‚ as well as speech difficulty. An inability to furrow eyebrows and a loss of the nasolabial crease are mainly attributed to Bell’s Palsy‚ unlikely to occur with a stroke (Mayhew). An ability to close the affected sides’ eye and ear or
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