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Great question! Déjà vu is definitely a strange feeling that I believe most people have experienced a few times in their lives but don’t really understand why it may happen. While we might not know the direct cause or mechanisms of déjà vu, I will try my best to explain the concept a little better for you! The idea or concept of déjà vu is a French term that’s use in literature dates back to around the 1850’s, however the first psychological definition of déjà vu was constructed in 1983 by Vernon

actually get properly diagnosed. (WebMD) In this paper, I will highlight some causes, effects, preventions, and treatments for ADD. Literature Review Causes of Attention Deficit Disorder Scientists have developed a tool called SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) brain scan to look at brain patterns and blood flows of symptomatic verses asymptomatic people and identified certain commonalities present in those that suffer from ADD. The scan is not extensively used for diagnoses, but helps

Case Study: Alzheimer’s Disease Mary Wipf PHGY 220- Gerald McGraw April 2, 2017 In the world, there are new cases of dementia for somewhere between 10 and 15 people per 1000. Five to eight per 1000 are cases of Alzheimer’s. Dementia is a term that simply defines a mentally deteriorated condition. Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative disease and is the most common cause of dementia in older people. Alzheimer’s is a disease of

inferior frontal gyrus activity compared to those who did not respond to treatment and days later they also had decreased medial temporal activity. The prediction is that while both the responders and non-responders showed changes in a Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) imaging is that responders had more normalization of blood flow (Teneback et. al, 1999). These results support the idea that

Eating disorders are defined as mental disorders that are characterized by abnormal eating habits that have a negative effect on a person’s mental or physical health. These disorders can be due to psychological or genetic factors, however the most common cause is exterior influences causing feelings of inferiority which sparks an obsessive need. Many of these disorders, such as stress eating, night eating, and binge eating, are not recognized as medically treatable conditions outside of the medical

Introduction     Parkinson’s disease is a chronic and possessive moving disorder that causes malfunctions and death of vital neurons in the brain (Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, 2017). It is a severe disease that affects many americans. Risk factors include age and gender. More often than most, older men of over the age 60 are the target for Parkinson’s. Symptoms include tremors, slowness in movement, muscle stiffness, and more severely the inability to walk. Treatments include medications, therapy

As an individual grows older there are many signs of aging, which occur. There are common areas of decline in cognition such as some loss of hearing, vision, and working memory that are considered part of the normal aging process. When these symptoms start to worsen and vastly impair everyday tasks, the consideration of a form of dementia is brought forward. Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a brain disease, is the most common type of dementia, and affects majority of people 60 years or older (1,14). It

What comes to your mind when you think of nuclear energy? Most people think of nuclear bombs. However, nuclear energy can be used for so much more than bombs. In fact, if nuclear power did not exist, we would not exist! This is because the sun generates it energy from nuclear reactions of hydrogen nuclei into helium. Also, nuclear power could be the next solution for cheap energy for people and the radiation it gives off could even rid someone of cancer. What is nuclear power?- (Sec. 1.1) To state

Figure 4 presents the authors’ concise algorithm, proposed to encourage the 133 adoption of a systematic approach when caring for chronic low back pain patients. Most 134 instances of chronic lumbago originate from the gradually exacerbating structural 135 perturbations that potentiate release of nociceptive mediators within the local biochemical 136 milieu; hence, rapidly deteriorating entities such as cauda equina syndrome or epidural 137 abscess are rarely encountered in this chronic setting.

CLINICAL CLARIFICATION • Acute coronary syndrome refers to several potentially life-threatening conditions associated with acute myocardial ischemia and/or infarction most commonly resulting from a sudden decrease in coronary blood flow8, 2 • Includes ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), and unstable angina CLASSIFICATION • Based on electrocardiogram (ECG) 8 ○ Acute chest pain and persistent (>20 min) ST-segment elevation – Defined as ST-elevation