biogenic explanation of serial killers. Pasternack (1974) found that every killer he examined in prison had suffered head trauma‚ Ted Bundy‚ Henry Lee and some others were some examples (Holmes and Holmes‚ 1998). It has been said that psychomotor epilepsy and hormonal imbalance is a condition in some serial killers. Likewise the intuition and impulse theory raises the question of whether humans have an inherent quality that leads to become aggressive personality. Biological overall refers to factors
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band axon fibers called corpus. Hemispheric specialization‚ testing only one side of the brain by a process called the Split Brain operation‚ which is essentially a person with two brains in one body. The corpus callosum is cut to control severe epilepsy‚ but this operation is rare and is often used as a last resort. One brain two sides; the left brain analysis breaking information into parts about 95% of people use the left brain to speak‚ write‚ and understand. This includes time sense and rhythm
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Kaci was only 10 years old when she started to have seizures. Kaci having almost 100 seizure a day. It all started when her head was hurting her mom and dad were worried so they took to her to the hospital. After a while the doctors seen her they said there is a way to stop the seizure. The mom and dad were so happy they asked the doctors what they could do they said they can take out half her brain. Kaci mom and dad did not want her to do. They did not want her to do it because there was a chance
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Both Naproxen and Celebrex are NSAID s. Naproxen sodium is an over the counter and a cox-1 inhibitor‚ whereas Celebrex is available only by prescription and is a cox-2 inhibitor. Both of these medications treat the symptoms of arthritis and are used for acute or chronic pain relief. However‚ individuals who are unable to take NSAIDS such as naproxen should be advised to take Celebrex due to lesser side effects. The major difference in both of these medications is the side effect it causes. Naproxen
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Internet Trolling serious problem or new kind of sport? Trolling is a real plague of the internet. Seen everywhere‚ trolls engage flame wars‚ vandalise Facebook walls and do many more unpleasant things. People‚ who want to fight with it seek its cause in excess of freedom in the internet and propose restricting it. Is it the right way with dealing with internet trolling? I do not think so. By examining a few cases of trolling I have drawn a conclusion‚ that although internet anonymity is a beginning factor responsible for trolling
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understanding. This true story involves the life of Lia Lee‚ a Hmong child who is epileptic. She suffers severe grand mal seizures and eventually‚ as a result‚ becomes vegetative for the rest of her life. The key point of the book‚ however‚ is not Lia’s epilepsy as much as it is the cultural barriers that led to what simply destroyed Lia’s brain. Decisions between Lia’s doctors and her parents on treatment‚ healing‚ and what actions to make on saving Lia’s life is the base of the main conflicts we as readers
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The researchers in the article used the 23-item PedsQL 4.0 standardized tool to assess quality of life. The tool included scales that measured the physical‚ emotional‚ social‚ and school functioning of the children with epilepsy. The scale included children self-report on a scale of 0-4‚ and then the scores were reversed scored on a scale of 0-100 with higher numbers determining a higher health related quality of life for the
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What is autism? Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a range of complex neurodevelopment disorders‚ characterized by social impairments‚ communication difficulties‚ and restricted‚ repetitive‚ and stereotyped patterns of behavior. Autistic disorder‚ sometimes called autism or classical ASD‚ is the most severe form of ASD‚ while other conditions along the spectrum include a milder form known as Asperger syndrome‚ and childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise
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suffering of their patients with drugs and other treatments like physiotherapy. Biological science has underpinned the development of vaccinations for preventing and eradicating disease as well as medications to treat conditions ranging from diabetes and epilepsy to rare genetic disorders. Hygiene · Discoveries made through studying biology have helped mankind develop an understanding of germs and their effects. These discoveries have resulted in improvements in hygiene and sanitation that have become part
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forget past events but have an arduous time remembering day to day events. An individual who suffered from anterograde amnesia was H.M. He suffered from severe epilepsy‚ so a medical procedure was done that was supposed to alleviate him of his symptoms. Parts of H.M.’s medial temporal lobe were removed‚ which included the hippocampus. H.M.’s epilepsy was improved but he was now faced with an even bigger problem‚ he could no longer form new memories. His short term memory was unaffected‚ he was able to
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