slave owners. As a young child‚ she suffered a terrible head injury while trying to help another slave. She had a 2 or 3 pound heavy weight thrown and hit to the head. The injury caused disabling seizures‚ head aches‚ dream activity‚ and spells of hypersomnia (that occurred her whole life). -Influence: Her mother influenced her to be brave and resist when a white man tried to take Tubman’s brother. As soon as he approached the house‚ Tubman’s mother threatened to “split his head open”. She was very
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another clinical disorder‚ such as thyroid dysfunction‚ depression ‚ or alcoholism. Review the 6 min YouTube Video on Sleep Disorders at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2yfUL8uct0&feature=channel Primary Sleep Disorders or Dysomnias Insomnia- Hypersomnia- Narcolepsy Sleep Apnea- Parasomnias- Restless Leg Syndrome Sleep Deprivation- prolonged disturbance results in decreases amount‚ quality‚
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with no more than two months ’ freedom from symptoms. In addition at least two of the following symptoms must occur concurrently with the depression: disruption in eating habitspoor appetite or overeating; disturbed sleeping patterninsomnia or hypersomnia; low energy or fatigue; low self-esteem; poor concentration or difficulty making decisions; and a feeling of hopelessness. Bipolar disorder or manic depressive disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of mania and major depression. Most
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Bipolar II Postpartum Depression: Detection‚ Diagnosis‚ and Treatment Sharma‚ Verinder; Burt‚ Vivien K‚ MD‚ PhD; Ritchie‚ Hendrica L‚ MD. The American Journal of Psychiatry166. 11 (Nov 2009): 1217-21. Bipolarity and the Postpartum Period Bipolar spectrum disorder generally includes bipolar I disorder‚ bipolar II disorder‚ and bipolar disorder not otherwise specified (1). Bipolar I disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of mania and depression‚ while bipolar II disorder is defined as
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Unit 1 Case Study Addison’s disease is from a result from damage to the adrenal cortex. These two adrenal glands are located on top of the kidneys‚ where they are enclosed in a fibrous capsule and a cushion of fat. . The have an outer portion‚ called the cortex‚ which is a glandular tissue derived from embryonic mesoderm. The inner portion called the medulla‚ which is more like a knot of nervous tissue than a gland and it is part of the sympathetic nervous system. The adrenal
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Psoriasis is a complex autoimmune inflammatory disease that occurs in genetically susceptible individuals and presents with the development of inflammatory plaques on the skin (picture 1A-B). Although early concepts of the pathogenesis of psoriasis focused primarily on keratinocyte hyperproliferation‚ dysregulation of the immune system is now recognized as a critical event in this disease. The evolving knowledge of the role of the immune system in psoriasis has had a significant impact on treatment
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neurodegenerative disorder and the leading cause of Parkinsonism‚ which affects more than 0.1% of the population older than 40 years of age (3). Recently‚ genes associated with other neurodegenerative disorders have been screened as candidate genes for idiopathic PD (iPD) in hereditary cases. However‚ in the general population‚ it is likely that PD arises from both genetic and environmental factors (4). Parkinsonism is a condition observed in several neurogenic diseases and is a variable symptom of fragile
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Idiopathic Scoliosis The spine is one of the most important structures of the human body. The spine serves various purposes. It consists of about thirty- three separate bones called the vertebrae which come from the Latin word “to turn”. The Spine which is also known as the vertebra supports our weight‚ holds us in a vertical position and supports our body movements. The vertebra plays an important function by protecting the spinal cord and nerves as they connect to all the other parts of the human
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Dysthymic disorder also known as Neurotic depression is a depressive mood disorder. It usually is current and happens every day or two years. Dysthymia is more common among African Americans and Mexican Americans than among Caucasians. Womaen are twice as likely to suffer from this depreesive mood disorder than males. Women are diagnosed with dysthymic disorder at two to three times the rate as men. The cause of this may be the hormonal fluctuation from the menstrual cycle‚ pregnancy‚ and menopause
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Idiopathic generalized Epilepsy (IGE) describes a group of epilepsy syndromes with a non-focal mechanism of onset and no identifiable cause other than a genetic disposition‚ (Current Science Inc.‚ 2004). They are the most common form affecting both sexes
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