Dr. Bennet Omalu is a Pathologist in Pittsburgh who studies the brain. While working here‚ Dr.Omalu discovered a new disorder that he named Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy‚ also known as CTE. Omalu did not discover this disorder until he did an autopsy on a former NFL Pittsburgh Steeler Football player‚ Mike Webster‚ who died at the age of Fifty. Webster was living out of his car‚ he would tase himself with a taser just to go to sleep. He was suffering from severe back pain‚ dementia‚depression
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palsy is a condition in which permanent disabling symptoms are a result of damage to the motor control areas of the brain. Characteristics of cerebral palsy include abnormal reflex development‚ seizures‚ speech and language disorders‚ sensory impairments‚ bone growth‚ and respiratory conditions. 2. There are three neuromotor classifications (types) of CP. Identify the area of the brain affected in each as well as a minimum of three "unique characteristics" of each. Do not use general characteristics
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QUANTITATIVE ARTICLE REVIEW Context-Sensitive Positive Behavior Supports for Young Children with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Second Replication Study EDUC 518 February 7‚ 2014 SUMMARY Traumatic brain injury or TBI as it is sometimes called is the injury of the brain that is caused by a powerful force outside of the body. Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability in childhood (Kraus‚ 1995). As a result of TBI‚ many young children/students display negative behaviors
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If they are eligible‚ then the school determines what services the student will receive. Understanding Persons with Intellectual Disabilities This paper is about the definitions‚ characteristics‚ and causes of intellectual disability‚ traumatic brain injury‚ autism‚ severe disabilities‚ and deaf-blindness. Intellectual disability is a term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and in skills such as communication‚ taking care of him or herself‚ and social skills.
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concussion. A concussion is defined as a severe jolt or bump to the skull that can internally disrupt the neurological functioning in the brain. A concussion can easily happen to an innumerable number of people while they are strolling leisurely‚ accidentally falling‚ and bumping their head. The negative effects of a concussion include temporary loss of brain function‚ alternatively leading to cognitive‚ physical‚ and emotional symptoms‚ symptoms such as confusion‚ vomiting‚ headaches‚ etc. A concussion
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2012). Intellectual disabilities use to be referred to as mental retardation. Mental retardation is an intellectual disability caused by a birth defect which may cause the individual to lifelong complications. Some mental retardation affects the brain‚ spinal cord and nervous system‚ e.g.‚ Down syndrome and Fragile X Syndrome. Mental retardation may also cause learning and behavioral disorders such as Autism. It can also affect sensory related disabilities that affect vision‚ hearing‚ or metabolic
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take them seriously. A concussion is one of the most common types of brain injuries. Concussions can cause a variety of physical‚ mental‚ and behavioral problems. A concussion occurs when the head is hit by an object or a moving object strikes the head. A concussion usually has to do with some kind of sports injury but can come from anything causing the head to get hit. A concussion can cause serious side effects such as brain damage‚ memory loss‚ and suicidal thoughts just to hit a few of the major
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risks later in life‚ because of the trauma that is put towards the head area which leads to more serious head injuries. According to Simon Flynn‚ Andre Waters‚ who was a former player in the National Football League‚ and who died at age of only forty-four had a brain of an eighty-five-year-old. If more preventions were in place in football then Water’s’ chance of having an unhealthy brain at a young age would have been lower. The NFL (National Football League) has a bigger issue to worry about rather
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Blood‚ cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and brain tissue are all constituents of the cranium. The pressure within the cranium is known as intracranial pressure (ICP); it is the same as that found in the brain tissue and CSF. (2) The pressure-volume relationship between ICP‚ brain tissue‚ blood‚ volume of CSF‚ and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) is known as the Monro-Kellie hypothesis.(12) This hypothesis states that the cranial compartment is considered as an enclosed and inelastic container‚ which has
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an increased risk of combat stress‚ depression‚ and injuries. Due to the war in Iraq and Afghanistan‚ many service members return home with traumatic brain injury (TBI) or polytrauma. TBI occurs when a sudden trauma or head injury disrupts the function of the brain and may happen from a blow or jolt to the head or an object penetrating the brain (Military‚ 2016). TBI is also known as the “signature injury’ caused by war. Other than brain injury‚ veterans also suffer from polytrauma. Futhermore‚
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