Introduction to Parkinson’s disease Parkinson’s disease is a chronic progressive movement disorder. It happens when nerve cells in the brain don’t produce enough of a brain chemical called dopamine. Parkinson’s disease was founded by a doctor in London in1817 name James Parkinson. He wrote a book called the “shaking palsy” that he researched in his neighborhood to find out where the disease came from Weintraub‚ D. (2008)” Dopamine and shaking palsy in “Parkinson’s disease” Practical Neurology 80(4);110-125
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Swimmers ear: Infection of the skin covering the outer ear canal that leads in to the ear drum‚ usually due to bacteria such as streptococcus‚ staphylococcus‚ or pseudomonas. Swimmer’s Ear Symptoms • The most common symptom of swimmer’s ear is pain. Pain gradually begins over a day or two. The pain almost always involves only one ear. The pain is especially intense when the ear is touched or pulled. • The ear canal may itch. • The outer ear may be red‚ and in severe cases the ear
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The disease I chose to research is Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s Disease is a disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement. It is also causes people to have uncontrollable tremors. The genes that are mutated are the legs of the 4th and 6th chromosomes. Some symptoms of this disorder and uncontrollable shaking in hands‚ feet‚ legs‚ or arms. Trouble speaking clearly‚ lack of balance‚ sleep and memory difficulties are also symptoms. Diagnosing Parkinson’s can be difficult because
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anatomical bases of fear extinction in animals and humans are leading to new knowledge about the nature of fear and new treatments for anxiety disorders that affect millions of Americans (news release from SFN). In those people who suffer from phobic disorders (specific phobia‚ social phobia and agoraphobia) excessive and inappropriate fear and anxiety comprise the core symptoms of the disorder. Collectively‚ these disorders are the most common forms of psychiatric illness‚ surpassing rates of mood
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New york college-empire state college OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD): SYMPTOMS & TREATMENT Abnormal Psychology Cleopatra Papathanasiou Fall Semester 2014 There are numerous and different mental illnesses and disorders that affect millions of people around the world. One such disorder‚ obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is defined as the persistent‚ uncontrollable‚ unwanted and obsessive feelings‚ thoughts or images and compulsive behaviors such as routines or rituals in
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In the article “Lazy Eye (Amblyopia): Symptoms‚ Causes‚ Treatment” mentions certain symptoms to be aware of‚ and what causes lazy eye‚ as well as treatments available. Lazy eye is known as amblyopia it’s related to developmental problems associated within the brain. It’s usually a childhood eye problem that can affect one eye or both. If left untreated partial blindness or total blindness can occur in the eye(s) that are affected with lazy eye. Some symptoms of lazy eye are poor vision‚ eyes not
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Apraxia Symptoms‚ Causes‚ and Treatments Tammy A. Jacquay Wendell‚ North Carolina Apraxia of speech is a neurological condition in which a person finds it impossible to move their mouth or tongue to speak (Apraxia‚ 2005). There are two main types of apraxia; they are acquired apraxia of speech and developmental apraxia of speech (Apraxia of Speech‚ 2002). This paper is about Developmental Apraxia of Speech‚ its symptoms‚ causes‚ and appropriate treatments. Developmental
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ALL ABOUT ALS MECHANISMS‚ SYMPTOMS‚ DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENTS! Dawn Prince 11/7/14 7th hour Introduction: So today I’m going to talk about ALS. Mainly about symptoms and what causes Als and why it’s called Lou Gherigs disease. I hope you will like this essay. Als is a very serious disease ths disease kills thousands of people every year. This disease is rare but very deadly. So pleaser take it very seriously. Als affects many people every single day. It takes many lives
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Characteristics and symptoms The characteristics and symptoms of albinism are: - very light skin color - blondish-white colored hair - visual impairments that require glasses - tendency to sunburn easily‚ - hearing impairments - blood-clotting problems - red/pink eyes - Low Vision - Sensitivity to bright light and glare - involuntary eye movements - "Slowness to see" in infancy - Inability of the eyes to work together These are all symptoms of albinos but an albino can have perfect
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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2014 WEST AFRICAN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION THE VERY FINAL INTERNATIONAL TIMETABLE DATE PAPER CODE SUBJECT/PAPER DURATION TIME(G.M.T.) Wednesday 27th P3043 French 3 (Oral) 40mins Time for paper will be arranged by August‚ 2014 the Council Friday‚ 29th P7023A Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical Planning Session) 1hr 08.30 hrs. – 09.30 hrs. August‚2014 P7033A Home Management 3 (Practical Planning
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