Viktoria Garcia 1st period Deep Brain Stimulation Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is considered a surgical treatment alternative for patients who are affected by long term complications of Parkinson disease. Parkinson’s disease is a chronic disease of the brain characterized by gradually worsening tremor‚ muscle rigidity and difficulties with starting and stopping movements. The complications of Parkinson’s disease can include those such as trouble with motor functions and losing the ability
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2008). Brain Stimulation Therapy is a type of treatment in which the brain is stimulated with electricity. Brain Stimulation Therapy has faded out throughout recent years (National Institute‚ 2016). This was due to an interest of practitioners to practice less invasive forms of treatments. However‚ new forms of Brain Stimulation Therapy‚ that are non-invasive‚ have been developed (Marangell‚ Martinez‚ Jurdi‚ & Zboyan‚ 2007). The most common and successful for of Brain Stimulation Therapy
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According to the reading most of our thinking is sensory interactive: after all our brain is enfleshed in our senses‚ therefore sometime our senses can be accurate and sometimes they can be inaccurate. The accuracy of my senses can be on point when things are clear and there is nothing clouding my thinking‚ example when I have had a good day and there have been no distractions then things make sense. On the other hand the daily concerns which are presented in general may cause my sense to be altered
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Dementia Awareness Dementia is a word used to describe a group of symptoms including memory loss‚ confusion‚ mood changes and difficulty with day-to-day tasks. There are many causes of dementia. The brain‚ along with the spinal cord‚ makes up the central nervous system‚ and it is this that controls all of our body’s functions. Within the brain there are billions of nerve cells that are known as neurons. These neurons communicate with each other and with other parts of the body by sending
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Use of Deep Brain Stimulation in Treating Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become an efficient method in treating various neurological disorders‚ including the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (U of JH Med‚ 2001). The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is providing support for advancements in deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus to aid in coordination of movement and the reduction of tremors of the arms and legs (NINDS‚ 2007)
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Dementia Awareness Explain what is meant by the term ’dementia’ - Dementia is a name that best describes a collection of symptoms‚ which leads to a reduction in someone’s abilities and skills when carrying out day to day tasks‚ i.e. washing‚ dressing and cooking. Key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia - Areas of the brain that are affected by dementia are the Temporal‚ Parietal‚ Occipital and Frontal lobes. These all control functions of the brain such as memory‚ recognition sequencing
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Sensory Perceptions By: Rachelle C. Ocampo Professor Scott Savaiano PHI 210 January 19‚ 2013 Sensory Perceptions If fortunate enough‚ most people are able to sense the world around them through all five senses; sight‚ sound‚ smell‚ taste‚ and touch. The information from these senses is paired with thoughts and memories from each experience‚ which the brain uses to tell individuals how to perceive input from the outside world. The following information will cover reasons for believing in
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Sensory Memory Sensory memory is the earliest stage of memory. During this stage‚ sensory information from the environment is stored for a very brief period of time‚ generally for no longer than a half-second for visual information and 3 or 4 seconds for auditory information. We attend to only certain aspects of this sensory memory‚ allowing some of this information to pass into the next stage - short-term memory. Short-Term Memory Short-term memory‚ also known as active memory‚ is the information
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brings hope to thousands of Parkinson ’s sufferers Deep brain stimulation using an electrical implant works better than drugs alone in earlier stages of disease Quality of life can improve by up to 26 per cent after op Speech and walking improved by average of 30 per cent A new highly accurate form of brain surgery could bring hope to thousands of Parkinson ’s sufferers. A two-year trial shows deep brain stimulation using an electrical implant works better than drugs alone at a
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4222 - 237 Dementia Awareness Learning outcomes: 1 Understand what dementia is 2 Understand key features of the theoretical models of dementia 3 Know the most common types of dementia and their causes 4 Understand factors relating to an individuals experience of dementia Resources Information and research on different forms of dementia Outcome 1 Write a definition of the term ‘dementia’. O1.1 Dementia is the significant
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