Hydrocephalus

According to Mirror News, In October of 2014 a women named Charlotte Fitzmaurice Wise was watching her daughter Nancy Fitzmaurice suffer from pain. She was born with Hydrocephalus and septicaemia which made it impossible for her to walk, talk, eat or drink. She required around the clock care and was fed through tubes. As time went on her health worsened and she would scream in pain even though she was injected with morphine. Wise believed that her daughter was in excruciating pain and deserved to

Two of the most elusive components of adolescent development are identity and sexuality. The discovery of identity is a puzzling and frustrating experience, especially during adolescence. The pressure to conform is constant and sometimes inescapable. Unfortunately, many young adults collapses under the peer pressure and it takes years for them to find their own uniqueness and individuality. Sexuality is a quagmire of ambiguity and frustration, especially during adolescence. The unpredictable hormonal

This diary described an Indian boy was born with epilepsy and hydrocephalus. Doctors also predicted he would have a several mental problems. However, he was fortunately able to like a “normal” life as other people. He grew up in an unfair society, and full of discriminate and violent. He drew many pictures for his experience and memory and wanted to break the “Reds and Whites” boundary. Despite the tribe could not understand his action, he never gave up and changed his life. This novel was written

(secretory) adenomas representing approximately 70% of all pituitary tumors1, 2. Clinically, pituitary adenomas present with a classic semiologic triad related to hypersecretion, hypopituitarism, mass effect (headache, visual disturbances, and hydrocephalus) or as incidentalomas discovered during neuroimaging for the management of other disorders; occasionally pituitary apoplexy, or rarely as cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea3. A suspected case of pituitary adenoma will require a coordinated two step

Babies and children may present macrocephaly which is an abnormally large head. These patients may also have hydrocephalus and is “characterized by inhibition of the normal flow of cerebrospinal fluid within the abnormal dilation of the cerebral spaces of the brain causing accumulation of CSF in the skull and potentially increased pressure on brain tissue” (NORD 2014)

In the 1920s, American psychologist John Watson coined a novel movement of psychology known as behaviorism (Gluck, Mercado, Myers, 2011). “Inspired by the works of prominent psychologists Ivan Pavlov and Edward Thorndike, behaviorism is a discipline of psychology that places its focus on observable behaviors rather than internal consciousness”. Stemming off Pavlov’s earlier research, Watson’s experiment “Little Albert” could be considered one of his greatest psychological advancements in behavioral

Aneurysm Embolization is done in Interventional Radiology, by an Interventional Neuroradiologist. The radiologist uses guide wires, known as catheters to locate the aneurysm. Through the catheter a small coil can be placed into the aneurysm. With these coils the body will develop blood clots around them which prevent blood from entering the aneurysm. This eliminates the risk of rupturing aneurysms. There are many different types of stents that can be used for aneurysm embolization. Many of these

Alzheimer's disease, is one form of dementia that gradually gets worse over time ("What is Alzheimer’s?," 2012). It causes a decline in memory and deterioration in many other abilities ("U.S. national library," 2012). To fully understand Alzheimer’s, you must appreciate the symptom’s, diagnosis, and treatments of this terminal disease. Alzheimer’s can be described with memory loss, disorientation with time and place, and confused actions ("What is Alzheimer’s?," 2012). As the disease progresses in

"This is not a matter of life versus death, but about the timing and manner of an inevitable death." A quote by Marcia Angell a senior lecturer in social medicine at Harvard Medical School. She viewed it as making people undergo immense misery and being careless of their requests to die is cruel and inhumane. Euthanasia in it's current description is the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering. Euthanasia is a very private choice that a person can make for

Aging is an inevitable process that every human being goes through. It is very important to see how people change as they age and the various experiences they go through. One of the most common diseases among older people is dementia. Among the different types of dementia, the most prevalent one is Alzheimer’s disease (AD). It is important to look at all of the signs and symptoms of each type of dementia to see which specific type best describes a person’s condition. There is one patient in particular