The progressive aphasia severity scale (PASS) is a clinical instrument used to rate presence and severity of impairment in specific domains of speech and language in patients with PPA (Mesulam et al.‚ 2009; Sapolsky‚ Domoto-Reilly‚ & Dickerson‚ 2014). The clinician uses his or her best clinical judgment to make ratings on a 5-point scale: normal (0) to questionable/very mild (0.5)‚ mild (1.0)‚ moderate (2.0)‚ or severe (3.0) impairment. First‚ a baseline profile is established; then‚ follow-up
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of probation for felonies still encounters strenuous antagonism and distrust. Most of this antagonism flows from the fear that probation will undermine the efficiency of punishment as a deterrent of crime. Formerly‚ severity of punishment was believed to be the great deterrent. Severity of punishment has not deterred crime to any great extent. — FRANK WADE‚ CONGRESS OF THE AMERICAN PRISON ASSOCIATION‚ 1923 INTRODUCTION This chapter considers those forms of correctional supervision that take place
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Gantt Apple Eng 101 Section 74 Severity of Sports Concussion Abstract The sports concussion is a brain injury that athletes suffer in many different sports. This injury is caused by trauma to the brain‚ which is cause by a blow to an athlete’s head. The different types of concussions are broken up into three different grades. The grades include mild‚ moderate‚ and severe. The different grades share most of the same effects caused by the concussion. The major difference in the concussions is
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Purpose: This assessment plays a role in identifying characteristics that lead to persistence of stuttering and measuring the severity of each individual case of stuttering. In addition‚ this test also allows for documentation of a child’s progress in therapy over time. Standardized Ages: 4-12 years old Administration: Individually administered during a 20-30 minute time period. Information: There are 4 tasks involved in the 4 subtest of the TOCS assessment. (1) Children are shown 40 different
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Gr. I‚ Category 41 Insufficient Medical Documentation to Determine Impairment Severity ISSUE: Additional medical and vocational development is needed to complete Sequential Evaluation. CASE DISCUSSION AND POLICY ANALYSIS: This 38-year-old claimant is filing a DIB claim alleging disability due to osteoarthritis‚ bursitis‚ impingement tear in hip‚ anxiety‚ depression‚ the inability to lift more than 20 pounds‚ lower back pain and sciatica‚ chronic pain‚ and morbid obesity as of 4/18/16. The evidence
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and punished‚ they are more likely to rethink their current actions and possibly make a better decision. Now we focus more on the severity of punishment. I think severity is the most important aspect now because the criminal justice system has made it apparent that offenders will be caught‚ and punished. Furthermore‚ the system now must prove that the punishment being given is harsh enough to cause a criminal to not want to be caught‚ or to commit that crime or other crimes again. Without a strong
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Disease Severity and Life Quality The Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) is a tool developed in 1978 by Fredricksson and Pettersson to evaluate the severity of psoriasis. The result of the PASI may vary from 0 to 72. Body Surface Area (BSA) can be used to evaluate the severity of psoriasis. The percentage of BSA affected by psoriasis‚ with one palm of the patient equivalent to 1%. Also‚ the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) is a10-item survey evaluating the quality of life in patients with psoriasis
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either mild‚ moderate‚ or severe persistent asthma (p. 918-928). In your initial post: Despite of the advances in medical therapy‚ millions of Americans continue to suffer from asthma; a respiratory disorder defined‚ by chronic inflammation airways and characterized by presence of persistent cough‚ shortness of breath‚ and wheezing that commonly occurs after exposure to a stimulus. The severity‚ of this respiratory ailment varies from patient to patient‚ and its classification( mild‚ moderate‚ severe
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symptoms The extent of bleeding depends on how severe the hemophilia is. In mild hemophilia‚ patients usually only have bleeding problems after tooth extraction‚ surgery or a bad injury or accident or might never have a bleeding problem. While in moderate hemophilia‚ they May have bleeding problems after minor injuries‚ such as sporting injuries and rarely have a bleed for no obvious reason. However in severe hemophilia‚ they often have bleeds into joints muscles and soft tissues • Can have bleeds
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Tevin Mccaskill Eng-114 D1 Mrs. Lofton Severe Drought 10 Oct 2012 In “Severe Drought Seen as Driving Cost of Food Up” (The New York Times‚ 25 July 2012)‚ Annie Lowrey and Ron Nixon explain that due to the drought which is caused by the amount of heat the U.S. experienced this year; the prices of food will increase based on the lack of crops being produced. The drought will cause an increase in groceries because the heat causes the production of crops to falter‚ leaving farmers with no way
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