Sannu’s Story A. In Sannu’s case why is there both sensory loss and muscle weakness? Leprosy is a disease that has been known since biblical times. It causes skin sores‚ nerve damage‚ and muscle weakness that gets worse over time. Leprosy is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae. It is not very contagious and it has a long incubation period (time before symptoms appear)‚ which makes it hard to know where or when someone caught the disease. Children are more likely than adults to get the
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(Ehrmann‚ 1977). Pulp testing is valuable in the diagnosis of pain in the trigeminal area
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bone disorder that causes calcium deposits to build up in the bones of the skull. • Calcium deposits decrease the size of the cranium foramina and decreases size of cervical spinal canal. This eventually results in squeezing of the brain and spinal nerves. • Severe Intracranial
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Sensation and Perception Chapter 15 - Taste Taste Versus Flavour Retronasal Olfaction • The sensation of an odour that is perceived when chewing and swallowing forces an odourant in the mouth‚ up behind the palate into the nose. • Such odour sensations are perceived as originating from the mouth‚ even though the actual contact of odourant and receptor occurs at the olfactory epithelium Flavour • The combination of true taste (sweet‚ salty‚ sour‚ bitter) and retronasal olfaction Taste
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PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS CEREBRAL PALSY * A comprehensive diagnostic term used to designate a group of nonprogressive disorders resulting from malfunction of the motor centers and pathways of the brain. * It is genrally characterized by paralysis‚ weakness‚ incoordination‚ or ataxia. Pathophysiology and Etiology * Prenatal Factors (Most Common) 1. Infection (rubella‚ toxoplasmosis‚ herpes simplex‚ and cytomegalovirus) 2. Maternal anoxia‚ anemia‚ placental infarcts
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Performance Anxiety‚ or more commonly known as Stage Fright‚ is the phobia and fear which stops an individual believing that they are able to tackle the task at hand. Performance anxiety‚ does not just include performing in front of a large audience‚ it can include both public and private situations both large and small‚ such as a meeting‚ an exam‚ or intimate moments. Anxiety in itself begins with the fear that you can’t perform a task or presentation‚ because you honestly believe that it will
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Dolosigranulum pigrumis considered as an emerging opportunistic pathogen. It was isolated from a patien twith facial herpes zoster accompanied by herpes zoster conjunctivitis and identified by 16S rRNA DNA sequence analysis. Furthermore‚ literature data were collected together to describe the characteristics of D. pigrum and the infections. Dolosigranulum pigrum is catalase-negative gram-positive cocci arranged in pairs‚ tetrads‚ and clusters and usually colonize the normal floras of the oral cavity
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Science = boat - continually rebuild while trying to stay afloat -phil/scientist…psych/nero same boat -psych- info about mental models -but psych needs to be constrined by knowledge of the brian -psych- can be more functional -but study of brain alone = not enough about mind -psychologicl and phenomenicallevels need to be examined aswe Return to smith intro notes -unerstand neuro cognitive operations and consciousness -combo of operations -experiencene‚ naural events‚ cognitive
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saccule) Olfactory mucous membrane Taste Buds Skin Skin Skin Skin Various Muscle Spindle Golgi tendon organ RECEPTOR Rods and Cones Hair Cells Hair Cells Hair Cells Olfactory Neurons Taste Receptor Cells Nerve Endings Nerve Endings Nerve Endings Naked Nerve Endings Nerve Endings Nerve Endings Nerve Endings SENSORY MODE Vision Hearing Rotational acceleration Linear acceleration Smell Taste Touch – Pressure Warmth Cold Pain Joint Movement and Position Muscle Length Muscle Tension All sensory information
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Introduction Pain occurs as a symptom as stimuli activate nociceptors because of an imbalance in the homeostasis of the tissue due to changes in the chemical‚ temperature and mechanical(12‚15‚17). This detection in the surrounding can be altered and therefore cause persistent pain in the body(1) and this sensitisation is therefore increased and modulated(8)‚ such as in the visceral region. An example is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) which has chronic pain as a symptom. A receptor that has been seen
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