Case Summary The new client is a seventeen-year-old female‚ who was brought in by her father because of her behavior changes within the last two years. The father reports her grades have slipped tremendously‚ she has had a major change in friends‚ and uses marijuana and alcohol. Two years ago‚ her brother hit her over the head with a rake. Although she was stunned and had a headache‚ there was no follow up doctor’s visits. Upon coming in‚ it was evident a neuropsychological test needed. The neuropsychological
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the Center for Writing Excellence. Thank you for using WritePoint. Running Head: NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS [Unless a trade name‚ an acronym‚ or in the running head‚ do not use all capitals in academic writing] Neurological Disorders: Effects on the Brain and Behavior Quintina Brown Dr. Ariel Gonzalez University of Phoenix July 26‚ 2010 Neurological disorders are disorders of the nervous system. The disorders are said to result from infections in the brain or spinal cord that lead [Check spelling--if
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Neurological Disorders (Diagnostic Studies) Learning Outcomes * Discuss the various diagnostic studies used in clients with neurological problems Diagnostic Studies A. X-ray of the skull and spine - used to rule out fractures‚ dislocations and curvatures of the spine 1. Preprocedure: * explain the purpose of the procedure; instruct the client to lie still 2. Post procedure: * no follow up is needed B. Lumbar Puncture (LP) - insertion of a spinal
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desire‚ but what happens when the child is born with a neurological disorder? Neurological disorders in infants are a major concern in today’s society and methods of treatment need to be developed further. This paper will discuss some of the most common neurological disorders in newborns as well as touch on some of the rarer‚ but just as important disorders. Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is one of the most common neurological disorders in newborns. It is characterized by bleeding inside
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Not only do neurological disorders have an effect on education‚ but they can cause other mental problems. Learning disabilities are diagnosed when one or more areas of learning are below expectations‚ but not explained by certain intellectual abilities‚ sensory abnormalities‚ or lack of opportunities. Particularly in middle school‚ teens are already stressing about changing physically and mentally. Chronic fatigue is a typical symptom of neurological diseases‚ which has a major effect on students
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Anatomy Honors 11/26/12 Neurological Disorder There are many neurological diseases and disorders that affect the nation’s population. Many go unnoticed while others have severe symptoms. One such disease is a neurological disorder called Huntington’s disease or HD. Huntington’s Disease is a neurological disorder that affects the brain by forming abnormal brain cells that do not function correctly this disease is incurable and how it spreads is unknown. Huntington’s disease has been found in most
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(2000) XXVIX No 3 INSAF 35 DIFFICULTIES SUFFERED BY ACCIDENT VICTIMS ETICAN RAMASAMY* This article highlights the sufferings of victims of motor vehicle accidents due to the amendments to Civil Law Act 1956 by Amendment Act A602 in the year 1984. INTRODUCTION 1. It has been often said that about 50 to 60 per cent of the litigation work handled by lawyers somehow arises due to road accident claims commonly called running down cases. The main claims would be either loss of dependancy
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Neurological disorders are diseases of the brain and the nerves. Everybody knows that the brain is the most important organ of the body. The brain is the Part of the central nervous system that is made up of the nerves which are connected to the body through the spinal cord. The human brain is responsible for all the mental and physical processes According to MedlinePlus If the brain is in a good condition it works automatically‚ but if problems appear brain will lose its ability to control the body
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This week’s Charlie Rose’s video dealt with neurological disorders and can be seen as a continuation from the previous video on psychiatric disorders. Charlies wanted to discuss neurological disorders and how they differ from psychiatric disorders. To differential between psychiatric neurological disorder the program states that psychiatric disorders deals with enhancements of our everyday lives whereas neurological disorders are fragmentation of symptoms and the appearance of behaviors that we don’t
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Cerebral Palsy is a type of neurological disorder and it is one of the common physical impairment in pediatric population. According to Perry et al. (2013)‚ “A definition recently proposed describes cerebral palsy as a group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture‚ causing activity limitation‚ that are attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occurred in the developing fetal or infant brain” (Perry‚ p.1724). Cerebral palsy also affects the body movement and muscle
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