Encephalitis

10% of encephalitis cases died and 40% were left with permanent brain damage. • Diphtheria was a common cause of death in school-aged children with 1 in 15 perishing. • A bacterium called Hib would cause meningitis in more than 1 in 500 children; 5% of these children

addition to the violent seizures, she experienced terrifying hallucinations, intense mood swings, insomnia and extreme paranoia. Cahalan spent a month in the hospital before doctors diagnosed her with a rare autoimmune disorder, anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. Cahalan’s doctors would talk to her family about what was going on since she was unable to communicate regularly, however one statement stood out more than what others did, "her brain is on fire," her doctor told her family, "Her brain is under

to her month's stay in the New York University Langone Medical Center, until she was finally the 213th person diagnosed with that disease. The number of patients diagnosed has greatly risen over time with the help of the nonprofit Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance that Cahalan started. Cahalan's traumatic disease first showed signs of paranoia when she discovered bug-bites on her left arm in 2009 when New York City was awash in a bed-bug scare. Her symptoms included snooping through

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Francesca Longobardo Western University of Health Sciences Senior Seminar Mr. Medina November 24, 2014 Student Name: Francesca Longobardo PA-S Date & time of Interview: 11/7/2014 10:40 PATIENT WRITE-UP/SOAP NOTE PRESENTATION SUBJECTIVE DATA: Identifying data (ID): 1 y/o male, Hispanic Chief Complaint (CC): rash x 3days History of Present Illness (HPI): The child’s mother reports that a rash started under the buttocks, the rash was erythematous and vesiculated

The Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692 were the largest outbreak of witch hunting in colonial New England up to that time. Although it was the largest outbreak, it was not something that was new. Witch-hunting had been a part of colonial New England since the formation of the colonies. Between the years 1648 to 1663, approximately 15 witches were executed. During the winter of 1692 to February of 1693, approximately 150 citizens were accused of being witches and about 25 of those died, either by

During my medical education, I had the opportunity to do two separate electives in PM&R. My first elective was at Kaiser Permanente Hospital working under the supervision of Dr. Michael Jaffe; a well-known PM&R physician. While working closely with Dr. Jaffe on many different and interesting cases, I was further drawn to the field of PM&R, especially due to the complex and varied nature of human musculoskeletal diseases, and PM&R’s wide spectrum of musculoskeletal disease pathologies, which involve

In the year (1692) witch trials held the Salem area hostage people were terrified. People of good standing who tried to speak on the accused behalves were frequently in turn accused of being a witch. The Salem Witch Trials were a travesty and marked our Early American history as a dark interval. This period of time in our history is one of the most studied phenomenons in American History, with many various theories presented. Two different perspectives are presented on the possible causes of

Some patients will develop pneumonia as a sequel to the measles. Other complications include ear infections, bronchitis (either viral bronchitis or secondary bacterial bronchitis), and encephalitis. Acute measles encephalitis has a mortality rate of 15%. While there is no specific treatment for measles encephalitis, antibiotics are required for bacterial pneumonia, sinusitis, and bronchitis that can follow measles. All other treatment addresses symptoms, with ibuprofen or paracetamol to reduce fever

Memories are precious. They are stored and accessible for the decisions that people make on a daily basis. However, some people do not have this luxury. Clive Wearing is a man who lacks the ability to store memory. Without this ability, Clive has been forced to live a very different life. Amnesia is something that people associate with the loss of memory. In Clive’s condition, one could point out two different types of amnesia that he has: anterograde amnesia and retrograde amnesia. Anterograde

Joseph Mercola in his article “Vaccine Exemptions Must Be Protected” provides data about the nature of vaccinations as well as current outbreak evidence to support his claim that vaccine exemptions should be allowed. He argues that the immunity provided by vaccinations is “inferior immunity” (Mercola 6) in comparison to naturally acquired immunity-antibodies to a disease produced by the body after contracting a disease. If one ignores the false assumptions about the immune system Mercola’s argument