Hydrocephalus: A Case Study

his neurologic intensive care unit (NICU) stay, Y.W. was intubated and placed on mechanical ventilation, had a feeding tube inserted and was placed on tube feedings, had a Foley catheter to down drain (DD), and had multiple IVs inserted. He developed pneumonia 1 month after admission.

During a mean follow-up time of 28, 8 months we found a deep infection in 18 patients (7, 1%) and wound dehiscence in 17 patients (6,6%). At 100 days after the last operation (survival time (1)) the infection rate was 3.65% (95% CI, 1.1% - 6.2%). For Survival time (2) (100 days after the first operation) the infection rate was 3.38% (95 %CI, 0.9 - 5.9%). 95% of patients were free of infection in the first 6 months follow up. No significant association was found between gender or hydrocephalus etiology. Taking into account the follow-up time, neither gender, diagnosis, age, EVD nor antibiotic impregnated catheters have a statistically significant effect on the infection-free interval. Only revision rate represents as a risk factor.

One thing that is important to the veterinary technician that is taking the radiographs is the personal protective equipment to the tech. Being able to use all of the proper personal protective equipment (ppe) when taking x-rays will decrease the exposure of radiation to the veterinary technician. The things that a vet tech needs to wear when taking an x-ray are: lead-lined aprons, lead-lined gloves, thyroid shield, and lead glasses. I chose personal protective equipment because I feel that the ppe is the most important to the vet tech than anything else.

Encephalomalacia is a condition that’s characterized by the softening of brain tissue due to inflammation or hemorrhage. Encephalomalacia is regarded as one of the most serious types of brain condition that can bring irreversible damage and affect the normal function of the body as a whole. In some cases, the brain is known to deteriorate and this often leads to extensive softening of the substances within. This softening can be in one specific area or spread to other areas. Tissue and organ damage is possible and may easily occur during this condition within the occipital lobe, frontal lobe, temporal lobe and parietal lobe. Effects within this specific part of the brain cause immediate stoppage of functions and is known as cerebral softening.

Nearly everyone knows about the infamous incident involving former Florida State University football player Jameis Winston leaving a Tallahassee Publix Supermarket without paying for $32.72 worth of crab legs. But what about the time former University of North Carolina offensive lineman Ryan Hoffman, homeless and hungry, who was arrested for stealing an eight-piece fried chicken bucket from a supermarket?

The temple of the Olympian Zeus which is also known as Olympieion, is found in Athens, Greece. This temple is located 500 meters from the southern east of Acropolis close to River Ilissos and around 700 meters from the center of Athens. The temple of the Olympian Zeus was made as a dedication to Zeus who was the king of the Olympian during that time. The construction of the temple of the Olympian Zeus was started by the Greeks during the Greek era in around 174 BCE and it was ended by the Romans during the Roman era by the roman emperor Hadrian in around 131 CE, which means that it took almost 7 centuries in order to make it. The reason that it took so long is because of the wars that used to happen during that time in Greece and one of them is the invasion of the Cleomenes I of Sparta which lead tyrant Hippias (who was the ruler during that time) to be kicked and the construction to be stopped for a while ( according to Mark cartwright, 2015).

The symptoms of a concussion can vary due to a number of factors. The main variable that will affect the symptoms, post-concussion comes from the severity of the movement of the brain within the skull. After a concussion, a person may or may not lose consciousness. Some common symptoms of a concussion, include headaches, dizziness, fainting, nausea, blurred vision, sensitivity to light, sensitivity to noise, memory loss, confusion, drowsiness, anxiety, irritability, and slurred speech. However, the more severe the concussion, the more severe the symptoms can be. (Myers 2015) A report from Ledwidge in 2016 states, “Long-term effects of concussions are very rare but they happed. Moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause symptoms

The word encephalitis is derived from two Greek words. Enkephalos, which means brain, and itis, which means inflammation. Encephalitis was defined by Sir John Burton Cleland, a pathologist and naturalist. When he defined it, it was named ‘Australian X disease’.

Did you know that there are about 100,000 miles of blood vessels in the brain (Neurologist 2011)? It is true, which is why neurosurgeons must take special care when operating procedures in this vital part of our body. Neurosurgeons, equally known as brain surgeons, specialize in the activities occurring in the brain and nervous system. Training to become a brain surgeon requires a 6-7 year neurosurgical residency following four years of medical school (citation). Brain surgeons primarily perform complex surgeries on the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. Becoming a brain surgeon result in significant benefits such as they heal problems in one of the most complex parts of the body, the brain, they help all

bulging fontanelles (soft spots of the head) with or without enlargement of the head size

The same media statement displays a chaotic tone when it dispels the instability to the public as it states, “no single piece of evidence provides conclusive proof that Zika virus infection is a cause of microcephaly and other fetal brain defects. This statement is critically flawed in contradiction, and serves only to confuse the public even further, about the possibilities of Zika virus causing microcephaly. It is clear the media at times serves to confuse, and terrorize the public, and nobody is off limits in the fearmongering game, perpetuated by mainstream media.

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It is amazing to me how people’s brains are so small compared to the whole body, yet it is an exceedingly complex organ that deals with so many mental and physical functions that help regulate our body. The brain is one of our main sources of operation, and so when a person’s brain is harmed or damaged in any way, there can be major consequences for that individual. One detrimental brain injury that has recently been heavily researched and talked is chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is a progressive degenerative disease in the brain (Comer, 2014). More light has been showed on CTE in order to raise more awareness and seek solutions in helping prevent and fix the disease. In the following paragraphs, I will explain more in detail about CTE, specifically the causes, symptoms and outcomes, and the importance of being aware of CTE.

"If a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self-himself-he cannot know it, because he is no longer there to know it" Quote by Dr. Oliver Sacks. Encephalitis lethargic became and epidemic in between 1915 and 1926 spreading across the world and affecting nearly five million people. Encephalitis lethargic also known by sleeping sickness or sleepy sickness, is a very serious disease that affects the brain. This disease leaves it's victims in a state like condition, motionless, and speechless.

Encephalitis is a condition caused by viruses which cause the brain to become inflamed. There are two types of encephalitis one is called primary because the viruses affect the brain itself. Secondary is the viruses travel from some other part of the body that has been affect to the brain. When the virus reaches the brain it begins to multiply causing inflammation. The brain’s white matter can be destroyed. This destruction causes cell death, hemorrhage and edema. The edema begins to compress the blood vessels this causes intracranial pressure (Mayo Clinic, 2011).