bral Palsy Cerebral Palsy What is Cerebral Palsy? According to Perlstein it is a "term used to designate any paralysis‚ weakness‚ in coordination‚ or functional aberration of the motor system resulting from brain pathology."(McDonald 7). Most cases of Cerebral Palsy are diagnosed before age three‚ the sooner it is diagnosed the better the chance the child has of living a normal life. This condition usually occurs during birth or infancy and is more frequent in underdeveloped nations. The exact
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Cardio Vascular System The Heart The heartis a muscular pumping organ located medial to the lungs along the body’s midline in the thoracic region. The bottom tip of the heart‚ known as its apex‚ is turned to the left‚ so that about 2/3 of the heart is located on the body’s left side with the other 1/3 on right. The top of the heart‚ known as the heart’s base‚ connects to the great blood vessels of the body: theaorta‚ vena cava‚ pulmonary trunk‚ and pulmonary veins. Circulatory Loops There are
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VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR TECHNIQUES Thomas L. Forbes‚ MD‚ Section Editor A novel technique of vascular anastomosis to prevent juxta-anastomotic stenosis following arteriovenous fistula creation Ankit Bharat‚ MD‚ Mathew Jaenicke‚ and Surendra Shenoy‚ MD‚ PhD‚ St. Louis‚ Mo Objectives: Juxta-anastomotic stenosis (JAS) is one of the predominant causes of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) failure‚ with the reported incidence as high as 65%. We hypothesized that technical modification to alter the outflow
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Peripheral Vascular Disease Peripheral Vascular Disease is a condition of the blood vessels that leads to narrowing and hardening of the arteries that supply the legs and feet. “It is estimated that peripheral vascular disease affects 30 percent of the adult population‚ and two-thirds of all cases are asymptomatic” (PubMed 1998). This paper will talk about the anatomy and physiology‚ etiology and pathophysiology‚ signs and symptoms‚ diagnostic and laboratory tests‚ and treatments about this disease
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is the most common form‚ affecting around 5.4 million Americans (http://www.alz.org/facts/)‚ there are other forms that deserve to be recognized. The second and third most common forms of dementia in America are Vascular Dementia and Lewy Body Dementia. Primarily‚ we will focus on vascular dementia‚ also refered to as “multi-infarct dementia” or “post-stroke dementia” (http://www.alzheimers.net/resources/types-of-dementia/) affecting around 15% to 20% of all patients with dementia. It was first discovered
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Vascular Rings Vascular rings are a very dangerous heart defect in infants. Vascular rings occur in early development of the aortic arch (Vascular Rings). It is a ring that encircles the trachea and esophagus during the development of the aortic arch. When a baby is born‚ their body is supposed to break down the arches to form arteries (Vascular Ring). There are some arches that do not break down and those will form the vascular rings in infants. Vascular rings are less than one percent of all
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Such is the mystery of God. Accident is accident. There is no explanation for it. It is God’s monopoly. Accident may be minor or major. It may leave you with slight injury; it may take away your life; or it may hurt you grievously. The accident that I met: Once I happened to meet an accident. It was a street accident. I caused me serious fracture at my backbone. My skull was also greatly wounded at its right side. I was completely senseless just after the accident occurred. When I got back my
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Cerebral palsy is a disorder of movement‚ muscle tone or posture that is caused by disruptions to the premature‚ growing brain‚ often occurs before birth. Signs and symptoms are seen during infancy or preschool years. Commonly‚ cerebral palsy is brought on by impaired movement associated with excessive reflexes‚ floppiness‚ or rigidity of the arms and legs and body‚ abnormal posture‚ compulsory movements‚ unsteadiness of walking‚ or some combination of these. The result of having cerebral palsy affects
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Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of permanent movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and manifestations vary among children and incorporate poor coordination‚ stiff muscles‚ weak muscles‚ and tremors. There may be problems with sensation‚ hearing‚ vision‚ speech and swallowing. Other associated disorders incorporate seizures and cognitive problems [1]. It happens in about 2.1 per 1‚000 live births. Cerebral palsy is caused by abnormal development or damage to the parts of the brain
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I guess it was bound to happen one day‚ but I really never thought it would happen to me. No one wants it to happen‚ but it came at the moment where I least expected it. Was it a near death experience? No‚ it was my first car accident. “Be careful and pay attention when you’re driving.” Said my dad. He always worries about things. I said‚ “I will‚ don’t worry I have everything under control.” I sort of chuckled in my head‚ thinking what’s the worst thing that could happen? I was only going down
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