dangerous because of how many concussions you get in each sport‚ brain injuries‚ and many other injuries. The first sport that I am going to be talking about is football. In football‚ there have been 3.8 million brain injuries. Also‚ 33 players died from heat stroke in 1995 to 2008. Another reason is in 2007 there were 9 indirect and 4 direct male deaths. The last reason is a study showed that out of 91 deceased players‚ 96% of them had a brain disease. The next sport that I am going to talk about is
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nothing to do with the physical therapist; it is all a mental thing that athletes go through when they have an injury that will put them out of the season. The coaches are supposed to have some kind of strategy that they have when someone is coming back from an injury so they don’t get hurt again and or they aren’t scared. When it comes to coaches knowing how to evaluate the player for injuries and other problems‚ concussions are the main topic that has been in the new for the past five years. This
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concussions and brain trauma‚ but there are ways that this sport can be made safer. I believe that football can be made a safer sport if high schools are informed about the dangers of brain trauma. Many of these accidents occur to high school football players. There are many reasons why this is an issue and will continue to be one‚ until we use the information
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Normal brain functioning o Validity of neuropsych assessments: psychometric and ecological (how well they accurately diagnose and predict outcomes) -‐ Forensics o Personal injury claims (evidence of sustained brain injury)‚ mental competency to stand trial‚ contribution of brain dysfunction to committed crimes‚ tests of malingering Neuroimaging -‐ Serves as primary diagnostic tool (w exception of mild TBI) -‐ Techniques: • EEG- records electrical activity of brain; image is of brain waves
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to a full scan and he required a crucial brain scan. Mark is required a huge amount of assistance from a Nurse‚ Doctor and Radiologist (Neuroradiology brain imaging). The doctor would help Mark by taking a full account of what he may require. Most importantly‚ the doctor would see if there are any sign of brain damage due to his fractured skull as it is a primary injury. This type of fracture often causes pressure on the brain or direct injury to the brain‚ so the doctor would refer him to Computed
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myself with indication‚ contraindications and nursing care of ECT patient before‚ during and after the procedures. ECT is a medical treatment for severe mental illness in which a small‚ carefully controlled amount of electricity is introduced into the brain. This electrical stimulation‚ used in conjunction with anesthesia like propofol and muscle relaxant medications like saxicoline‚ produces a mild generalized seizure or convulsion. While used to treat a variety of psychiatric disorders‚ it is most effective
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Evidence Reference | | | | | | | 1.explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ A chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders‚ personality changes‚ and impaired reasoning | | | | | | | 2. describe the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementiatemporal lobe = responsible for vision‚ memory‚ language‚ hearing‚ learningfrontal lobe = responsible for decision making ‚ problem solving
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mature brain [40]. Learning and memory impairments in experimental animals exposed to lead during embryonic and gestational stages have also shown continuous brain damage till adult stage [27‚ 51‚ 53‚ 55]. Therefore‚ lead exposure during CNS development could induce serious effects and remain a potentially large public health problem in the world [35‚ 52]. One mechanism involved in the lead neurotoxicity is the disruption of the pro- and antioxidant balance‚ which can induce brain injury through
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situation that normally befalls when a clot within the blood has clogged the flow of blood to the brain. When the brain fails to get the blood and the suitable quantity of oxygen‚ the brain cells literally die. Brain cell function necessitates a continuous delivery of oxygen and glucose from the bloodstream. The deficiency of oxygen and glucose rolling to the brain leads to the death of brain cells and brain impairment‚ often occasioning in impairment in speech‚ movement and memory. The two main kinds
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Dementia is an umbrella term used for many conditions including Alzheimer’s‚ lewy bodys and vascular dementia. It is damage to the brain and its cells‚ it can progress over time either rapidly or slowly. Medication is used to help slow the process down‚ or to help with certain effects from the condition such as sleepless nights‚ agitation. 2. Frontal lobe Movement‚ emotional behaviour‚ personality‚ interpretation and feeling Parietal lobe Language‚ special awareness and recognition Temporal lobe
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