Brain damage

sustained during soccer can affect them for the rest of their life with things such as CTE. Even though many people don’t want to change the game of soccer, at a certain age players should have to wear headgear if they want to head the ball because the brain damage kids can get from heading the ball can affect them for life, and it would decrease the amount of concussions the sport has per year. Concussions have been a big part of soccer for a while now, but have only come into attention within the last

between the brain disease, CTE and sports-related concussions. The book focuses on Dr. Omalu, and the case of former NFL player, Mike Webster, and his football related injuries, which later led to his death. In 2002, Mike Webster, a legendary football player, suddenly died at the age of 50. After examining his body, Dr. Bennet Omalu became curious as to what exactly was the cause of Webster’s death. Being a neuropathologist, Dr. Omalu knew Webster’s death was related to his brain. Omalu took

involved with FASD can range from mild to severe and it is not likely that two people share the exact same symptoms. FAS is defined as a medical diagnosis involving four key features: alcohol exposure, growth deficiently, certain facial features, and brain damage. Infants who have been exposed to prenatal alcohol rarely show all symptoms of the medical condition FAS. Other terms have been used to describe the implication involved with FAS. Frequently used terms are: Partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Alcohol-related

Drug abuse is known to be a negative aspect on children's’ lives. Drug abuse is seen as the norm of today and thought of as a gateway from depression, stress, anxiety, and many other things teens suffer from today. It also comes from what the children are introduced to at home from their legal guardian. Even though drugs have been around and abused for quite some time now, drug abuse is at an all time high in today’s time. Some may wonder the question: How did drugs become the norm of today? Well

respiratory distress and lack of sucking. (Abel, 1966) Alcohol-related birth defects that may be present to those born with FAS can easily be identified because of the cluster of characteristic features involving facial appearance, growth and brain damage. Children born to mothers that drink heavily in pregnancy may also have serious congenital birth defects such as :  Heart defects;  Kidney and other internal organ problems;  Skeleton abnormalities;  Cleft palate

Keelana Char English 155 Ms. Mendiola 19 September 2012 Drug Addicted Babies The use of illicit drugs and abuse of alcohol exact a steep price from our society. Substance abuse is a factor in many serious ills such as crime. More upsetting, however, is the affects that it has on children born affected from their dependent mothers. The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates that 60 percent of women of childbearing age consume alcoholic beverages despite the fact that alcohol consumption during

The respirators are one of the many life sustaining technologies that were developed and are commonly used to keep a terminally ill patient alive. Despite of the fact that respirators do not really cure the illness of the patient, but immediate family oftentimes prefer to agree to put on the apparatus to prolong the life of the patient or holding on to a miracle could happen. To some extent, immediate family sometimes settle into using a respirator to ease their selves from the guilt of letting the

Lots of people argue about the safety of competitive sports. Not every sport has a risk of brain damage as there are many sports that don’t have to do with playing with our heads like cross country since it has to do with running. Scientist say that long term brain damage is at a high rate from a head injury in sports like track, football, soccer, and many more. Competitive sports can be learned without competition at an older age. However not for young developing children. It’s clear that overall

The Car Ride: Georgia sits in a car with her family on the way home from a big football game. She simply sits and observes the rain splashing against the cold car window as blurred lights go by while listening to her family Deshaun: What a great game tonight, we needed that win to have a shot at the playoffs for sure! Amy: Don’t get too excited now, dear. You don’t want to get your hopes crushed if something bad happens, right? Deshaun: Come on, baby, what could possibly go wrong? Amy: I don’t

In the article “Child Poverty Can Damage Brain Connectivity and Function” by Christopher Bergland, poverty has been directly linked to the hippocampus and the amygdala, which have different connections in the brain in impoverished children, than children raised with a higher income. Research has shown that due to the different connections by the hippocampus and the amygdala, children, starting at the preschool level, are more likely to show signs of clinical depression, mental illness, test more