Systematic Encephalopathy Case Study

In the book “The Memory Keeper's Daughter” by Kim Edwards a doctor and his wife have twins and the first child is a healthy boy but then the second child that comes out is a little girl with the signs of down syndrome and he asks his Nurse to take the baby away to an institution while he tells his wife the baby girl died. Through out the entire book it is a struggle for Dr. Henry's wife Norah to have closure with the fact that her baby girl is said to be dead and she never saw her, held her, or cared for her. Kim Edwards shows through the whole book that we are only human, the themes that life is beyond our control and through the connection between suffering and joy.

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’.

Whenever we are sick, we go to the doctor in hope of getting answers and a cure but what if there is no cure to your disease. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) are two horrible progressive degenerative disease. ALS is a nervous system disease that causes muscle weakness and impacts all physical functions except the brain. Therefore, the individual is well aware of how his or her body is deteriorating. CTE on the other hand affects the brain, not the body, so those who suffer from it may say or do things they would normally not do such as physically harming a loved one. Medical research shows that both diseases are caused by brain injuries such as brain trauma and concussions. Head trauma, which

There is a dark cloud hanging over the world of contact sports and it is growing at an alarming rate. With the size and speed of today’s athletes, the sports of football and hockey have become more exciting, fast paced, wide open, and fun to watch. However, there is another consequence of these ever growing athletes on their sports. They have made the collisions in them increasingly more violent. The velocity that these athletes hurl themselves through the air has created an atmosphere that could not have been imagined when these sports were created. Although the athletes’ bodies have become

Encephalitis literally means an inflammation of the brain, but it usually refers to brain inflammation caused by a virus. It may also be called “acute viral encephalitis or aseptic encephalitis';. Encephalitis is an infectious disease of the Central Nervous System characterized by pathologic changes in both the gray and white matter of the spinal cord and brain. It may be due to specific disease entity such as rabies or an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus), or it may occur as a sequela of influenza, measles, German measles, chicken pox, herpes virus infection, small pox, vaccinia, or other diseases. The specific viruses involved may vary. Exposure can also occur through insect bites, food or drink, or skin

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is an immune-mediated inflammatory demyelinating condition that affects the white matter of the brain and spinal cord. ADEM also attacks the nerves of the central nervous system and damages their myelin insulation, which destroys the white matter. It is often triggered after the patient has received a viral infection or sometimes exceedingly rarely specific non-routine vaccinations. It affects children more than adults but can affect anyone. More than half of patients have an illness usually an infection two to four weeks before developing ADEM. Most of these illnesses are viral or bacterial, often no more than an upper respiratory tract infection. In children with ADEM, prolonged and severe headaches occur. In addition, the patient develops fevers during the ADEM course.

This case is regarding a 45-year-old male with a history of brain injury and partial use of his extremities and contractures of his left elbow and shoulder. The patient was seeing a therapist for the last 6 months receiving water therapy and it was stated that he was improving really well. He was also left alone on more than one occasion and allowed to walk on his own with the use of a handrail; additionally, he wore a life vest flotation device. The pool area was also monitored by a lifeguard, however, on the day of the accident, no one knew where or what the person was doing at the time. The day of the incident the therapist was also working with another patient while he allowed the plaintiff to work out alone. An aide notice the plaintiff sunken completely under water and no one could explain how that happened with a life jacket on the plaintiff. It also includes that the therapist was only gone for 5 minutes.

Ashley will also not be as fussy when she has menstrual cramping and does not understand why she is in pain. It will reduce Ashley’s chances of getting ovarian and breast cancer (Nancy Gibbs, 2007). The parents wrote on their blog "makes it more possible to include her in the typical family life and activities that provide her with needed comfort, closeness, security and love” (Nancy Gibbs, 2007). Dr. Gunther may or may not have committed suicide indirectly to this issue. The hospital was hit by ethicist and had to apologize for their movements without a court room. Luckily no chargers were pressed on either the doctor or the hospital. The pillow angel has been a hit in the media industry. As for all the support the parents have received, this group now brings awareness to the difficulties’ of raising children with severe brain damage. As a total it would be more ethical for Ashley to undergo the surgeries and live at her happiest with her devoted

How could Sara and her husband be so consumed in their sadness that they brought another child into the world just to take pieces of her to help their other child? How is that legal and how could the child give consent to that? What medical professional recommends that these hurting parents should do such a thing? What makes it acceptable to make off the record, risqué recommendations? Unfortunately, Sara and her husband weren’t thinking rationally.

Hepatic encephalopathy is a condition that presents to patient with end-stage liver disease. It relates to wide spectrum of neuropsychiatric abnormalities due to the result of neurotoxins such as ammonia accumulates in the bloodstream. Those with chronic liver disease that progress to cirrhosis is common manifestation of acute/fulminant hepatic failure (Gasbarre & Newland. 2012). Patient with HE ranged from abnormal sleep patterns, irritability, and changes in personality/behaviors, impairment in attentions, coordination, or mental function to neurologic symptoms with flapping tremors and/or coma (Chaney. et.,al. 2015).

Infrequent findings attributed to monkeypox were necrotizing conjunctivitis and thyroiditis. We detected antigen within conjunctival epithelial cells and fibroblasts. Because of the limited extent of the thyroid lesion, insufficient material was available for IHC.

This is made even more unethical because her parent’s claimed to be college educated professionals and so their decision goes to prove that it was for convenience. The parent’s preference trumps Ashley’s fundamental human rights. Ashley’s parents were stunned at some of the comments that were posted on their chat boards. Some of the remarks were stating that they found the Pillow angel Ashley offensive and stated that it was “truly a milestone in our convenience society” and some just could not grasp the thought of why the parents chose this route. (Pilikington, 2007, ¶7) Would this treatment be tolerated if parents would want this for a healthy child? Mary Johnson who is an editor for Ragged Edge an online magazine for disabled activist said, “People have been horrified by the discrepancy.” (Pilikington, 2007, ¶8) Mary Johnson was frightened at the fact that if another child with a different disease would get the same procedure but not have the same effects as Ashley. The co-writer of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent

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).

My parents met while working in their town’s chemical factory. They never thought much about the side effects of working with chemicals all day until they had me. When I was born I weighed fifteen pounds and was already able to walk and talk. As soon as my mom and dad realized that I was different, they took me home and kept me away from the world. They were so afraid that I would be taken away and dissected like a frog in a lab.

It was June 2014, when my 13-year-old daughter first started to experience a tough time with her motor skills. She had a significant foot drop and over compensated with the right side of her body, it was almost like she had suffered a stroke and it had damaged the left side of her body. She shook badly and couldn’t keep food on her fork or spoon and dropped her cup and plate numerous of times. I took her in to our primary care doctor and he ordered an MRI asap, I knew something was wrong when they told us at the imaging center she needed to follow up in the morning with her doctor. That evening her doctor called us at home and told us we needed to take her to Primary Children's Hospital first thing in the morning. They thought she had brain cancer, I was shocked. I remember tumbling to my knees and howling in the driveway. I called my older three children home and told them what the doctors had said. I couldn’t tell my daughter I just held her that night on the couch and prayed that this was all a big mistake.