Hydrocephalus

BACKGROUND: Having a chronic physical disability affects many aspects of a person’s life beyond his or her general health (Eiser 1997). Myelomeningocele, the most severe form of spina bifida (SB), is commonly associated with hydrocephalus, Chiari II malformation, diminished or absent sensation or motor function in the lower limbs, and impaired bowel and bladder control (S.L. Kinsman 2007). Many people with SB rely on some form of assistive technology for mobility, such as wheelchairs, crutches

Neisseria meningitidis, also known as meningococcus, is a human pathogen that causes severe infections in the menings that surround the brain and spinal cord. There is a 50% fatality rate if the infections are not treated on time. (1) (2)N.meningitidis belongs to the family Neisseriaceae. When it was first being identified in 1887, the scientists found Neisseria meningitidis as a fastidious, encapsulated, non-spore forming, non-motile, non acid-fast aerobic gram-negative diplococcus bacterium. It

and a disproportionately large head compared to the body. The symptoms for health: decrease muscle tone which can cause delays in walking and other motor skills, apnea which involves brief periods of slowed breathing or breathing that stops, hydrocephalus or water on the brain, spinal stenosis which is a narrowing of the spinal canal that can compress the spinal cord. Last but not least but the children/adults symptoms: have difficulty bending their elbows, be obese, experience recurrent ear infections

The Absolutely True Dairy of a Part-Time Indian follows Junior, a fourteen-year-old Spokane Indian boy as he tries to find a place where he belongs. Junior was born with hydrocephalus, or water on the brain, and this disability has given him a stutter, seizures, and physical deformities like a larger than average skull. Juniors disabilities have made him a target on the reservation where he lives, and when Junior has an outburst on his first day of school, his teacher advises him to leave the reservation

ganglia, cerebral projections pathways, and associated areas; (3) trauma, lesions in the cerebral convolutions (mainly frontal and temporal), corpus callosum, and mesencephalon; and (4) compression, increased intracranial pressure, and chronic hydrocephalus.” (McCance,

Our patient presented with a history much typically suggestive of trigeminal neuralgia. Dental extractions are sometimes considered as the trigger factor for the same. Patient also did not have any neurological deficits including sensory loss over trigeminal nerve distribution making trigeminal neuralgia a strong clinical possibility. Trigeminal nerve is defined as per The International Classification of Headache disorders (ICHD-3), which defines it as brief episodes of sharp, stabbing pain, in the

tumors represent two to four percent found in children under the age of fifteen. The cause of this cancer, like many others, is currently unknown. Surgery may be the only thing required for treatment. Completely removing the tumor relieves the hydrocephalus or the excess water in the brain about half the time. A drainage system may be required for others. Radiation and chemotherapy in choroid plexus tumors is still being defined. Radiation or chemo is recommended for patients with tumors not completely

Usually in chronic or progressive nature, Dementia is a syndrome where there is a deterioration in one’s cognitive function. Which is dramatically greater than normal cognitive deterioration expected from normal aging. It is caused by a variety of diseases and injuries that affect the brain, such as a stroke or Alzheimer’s disease, 60-70% of cases are contributed to Alzheimer’s. Dementia affects memory, comprehension, calculation, language, judgment, thinking, and learning capacity. This is devastating

Throughout life, many individuals encounter things in their life that they find difficult to overcome. Many of which overcome such obstacles quickly, while others fail to overcome them at all or at least it takes them a much longer time to do so. I fall into the third type of individual. The obstacle that I had to face deal with my disability in the sense of people undermining my capabilities. I was born with a disability called myelomeningocele. For those who don’t know what this is, myelomeningocele

In the world of literature today, American essayists continuously influence America’s modern society, whether it’s through their style, their experiences, or their overall message that is portrayed in their writing. The purpose of essay writing is for the author to determine their goal, through the stylistic manner of persuasion, entertainment, or factual information. Among many of the famous American essayists like; Frederick Douglas, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Thomas Paine, their goals in writing