Encephalitis

neurochemistry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Once realizing that he found neuro-research a poor fit he served as a neurologist in Beth Abraham Hospital in the Bronx. While at Beth Abraham Hospital he worked with a group a survivors with encephalitis lethargica. His treatment of the patients inspired him to write the book Awakenings. Sacks book Awakenings in 1973 was adapted into a movie which was nominated for an Academy Award. While still working for the Beth Abraham Hospital he was a neurological

At present, Herpes Simplex cannot be cured. The symptoms can be only managed. The root cause, a virus, remains latent in the body. There are about 25 types of Herpes. The most well known are Herpes Simplex Type I (oral) and Type II (genital). Although the medical community continues to distinguish the virus by type, researchers have found that both 'types' can manifest orally, as cold sores and/or on the genitals. Therefore, it is more useful to concentrate on the stages of Herpes Simplex, which

it is called encephalitis. Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain, in most cases, due to a viral infection. However, it can also be cause by parasites, bacterial, or a complication from another infection. Encephalitis is disease that anyone can suffer from. There are different types of encephalitis around the world. In the United States can be found at least five types of encephalitis, (St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE), Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), Western Equine Encephalitis (WEE), La Crosse

Encephalitis Encephalitis is a rare condition of the brain caused a viral infection of the central nervous system, it inflames the brain and causes convulsions. Most people at risk of encephalitis are people with weak immune systems. I will talk about how encephalitis affects the body, different ways to getter disease, the types of encephalitis, and the symptoms of the disease. Encephalitis inflames the brain caused by an infection or an allergic reaction. This disease is not as common as others

The first crude mouse brain derived inactivated Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccines were produced in the 1930s by the Japanese and Russians, and similar vaccines were used for the U.S. armies during the world war II (1). The first Nakayama strain based inactivated mouse brain-derived (IMB) JE vaccine was licensed in Japan in 1954 (2) and in the United States in 1992 (3). It then became the most widely used JE vaccine internationally and was also a part of the routine immunization programs in some

Spread of rotavirus infection can be controlled on farms by isolating the affected foals, strict hygiene and disinfecting stalls and equipment. Treatment To control dehydration and electrolyte loss isotonic fluids @ 60 to 80 ml/kg body weight should be administered, according to the hydration status. Paste of astringent bismuth sub salicylate @ 20 mg/Kg body weight, orally for 3 to 4 times in a day should be given. Administration of activated charcoal @ 0.25 to 0.5 g/kg body weight once daily helps

histopathologic examination revealed evidence of septicemia and DIC, which included the presence of gram-positive bacilli in addition to poxviral antigen associated with lesions of the spleen, lymph nodes, liver, and bone marrow; minimal bacterial encephalitis; acute renal tubular

Awakenings In 1969, Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams) is a new physician at a local hospital in the Bronx area of New York City. Dr. Sayer is caring and dedicated physician who works with catatonic patients who survived the encephalitis lethargica epidemic. Despite these patients not moving in over decades, Dr. Sayer is determined to help these patients and sees them as their families do as individuals. Dr. Sayer first discovers, there are certain stimuli such as catching a ball, hearing familiar

Dr. Malcolm Sayer, and the events of the summer of 1969 at a psychiatric hospital in New York. Dr. Malcolm Sayer, who is a research physician, is confronted with a number of patients who had each been afflicted with a devastating disease called Encephalitis Lethargica. The illness killed most of the people who contracted it, but some were left living statues; speechless, motionless, and helpless. Dr. Malcolm Sayer, when introduced to these patients and their prospective cases, took on what was considered

Critical Review Throughout the history of film-making, the most viewed and highest rated films have typically been in the Comedy, Adventure, or Action genres. Because of this, it is not surprising that films in other genres do not receive the same level of advertising, interest, and even viewing as those in these three categories. Nevertheless, these other films are often hold no less meaning to their viewers than the more popular ones. Penny Marshalls’ Awakenings is one such film. Released January