“Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in athletes (and others) with a history of repetitive brain trauma‚ including symptomatic concussions as well as asymptomatic subconcussive hits to the head” (What). Since the frontal
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intracranial hemorrhage‚ Head-injury with evidence of a possible devastating herniation or possibly a brainstem compression. If someone has a high ICP then it could be caused by hydrocephalus which is fluid in the brain‚ intracranial tumors‚ hepatic encephalopathy‚ and cerebral edema. The indications of Intracranial Pressure Monitoring are vital to understand if a patient needs the
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Vitamin Name Deficiency effects’ Vitamin B1 thiamine Deficiency causes beriberi. Symptoms of this disease of the nervous system include weight loss‚ emotional disturbances‚ Wernicke’s encephalopathy (impaired sensory perception)‚ weakness and pain in the limbs‚ periods of irregular heartbeat‚ and edema (swelling of bodily tissues). Heart failure and death may occur in advanced cases. Chronic thiamine deficiency can also cause Korsakoff’s syndrome‚ an irreversible psychosis characterized by amnesia
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America is a country that loves all kind of sports‚ but the three major’s sports that almost all Americans love are baseball‚ basketball‚ and football. Football is a core part of the American experience. Football is considered a must see to understand the United States‚ but have Americans ever taken a step back and looked at the drawbacks of American Football? Even though football is a sport that people have enjoyed for a major part of America’s history‚ recent studies have shined a light on the
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Head to head contact is when a player lowers his crown and hits his opponent directly in the head. This can cause a player to be ejected for the rest of the game and potentially miss the next game. Though head to head contact is illegal in present day football‚ I believe this rule is unnecessary because it takes away from the game by eliminating the amount of exposure used in a contact sport. Although as football evolves‚ so do the rules as well. Regulations against players hitting defenseless
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space - Impairs fine motor skills‚ and slows reactions. - Numbness and tingling in the arms and legs caused by nerve damage from depletion of thiamine (B vitamin); when severe‚ can damage other nerve endings‚ causing staggering‚ etc. (Wernicke’s Encephalopathy). - Long term drinking may result in permanent brain damage (Korsakoff’s Syndrome or ’wet brain’)‚ serious mental disorders‚ and addiction to alcohol. ON THE LUNGS - Lowered resistance to infection. - High amounts of alcohol may cause breathing
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Football is not too dangerous to be played in high school. Football is a popular sport with half a million injuries nationally. 4 out of every 1000 high school football exposures resulted in an injury and 8 of out of every 1000 collegiate football exposures resulted in injuries so that means that even if it’s played in high school or college levels there is still a risk of injuries. High school football players have a greater proportion of getting season ending injuries as in fractures and concussions
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Ethical Analysis Nestlé’s marketing tactics in promoting the use of infant formula in developing countries was not moral because: 1. Created a need where none existed before * In developing countries many women don’t work‚ don’t have money‚ and mothers stay home with their children‚ as such nursing is a necessity‚ but formula feeding is an unnecessary luxury. * Distributed free samples of baby formula and as a consequence mothers’ breast milk was not produced. Mothers were
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Clinical Rehabilitation http://cre.sagepub.com Occupational therapy for children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review Esther MJ Steultjens‚ Joost Dekker‚ Lex M Bouter‚ Jos CM van de Nes‚ Brigitte LM Lambregts and Cornelia HM van den Ende Clin Rehabil 2004; 18; 1 DOI: 10.1191/0269215504cr697oa The online version of this article can be found at: http://cre.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/18/1/1 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Clinical
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Why kids should play sports? Its very important for kids to be involve in some kind of sport. Sports will teach children vital life skills -- discipline‚ motivation‚ commitment‚ and cooperation‚" says L. Zelinger‚ Ph.D. Some kids ’ parents are too overprotective‚ who don ’t trust others to teach their kids. Now day’s kids are living in high-density neighborhoods with fewer opportunities for outdoor play. Professionals‚ have explain that the opportunity to access a rich outdoor play experience in
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