Autism is a neurological and developmental disorder, in which their interaction and communication with others is affected, as well as affecting how one learns and behaves. In addition, individuals with this disorder show a limited range of behaviour, interests and activities. Individuals with autism commonly…
Essays on Neurology & Nervous System Diseases
Sleep deprivation, the state of not getting enough sleep, has become a prevalent issue in modern society. This essay presents an argument against the practice of sleep deprivation, highlighting its negative effects on physical health, cognitive function, emotional well-being, and overall quality of life. It…
On the first day of camp my Director told me about a new camper that was going to be in my huddle this summer. His name was Silas Dodge. Silas was in the second grade and it was explained to me that he had Autism,…
In the NFL, there has been a continuously growing crisis of under reported concussions affecting athletes. Many team doctors, managers, coaches, and owners have forced their players to continue playing with concussions, in order to improve the team’s chances of winning. In sport, especially national…
Concussions in Sports Throughout the years, concussions have become much more prevalent and very life threatening because of the evolution of sports and the limit on how far equipment can be advanced. Each year athletes are finding ways to become bigger, faster and stronger and…
Concussions have been a hot topic for the past few years, with more evidence coming to light all the time of the damaging and long term consequences that come from them. The most popular definition of a concussion is “any disturbance in brain function caused…
When I started working at Good Samaritan Society in Moscow, I had three patients who suffered from Parkinson’s Disease. At the time I didn’t know much about the disease other than people who do have PD usually suffered from a constant tremor. I knew that…
Cerebral palsy is described as a, “group of permanent disorders affecting the movement and posture,” and a person’s ability to maintain balance. These disturbances can appear, “in the developing fetal or the infant brain,” and is the, ‘most common physical disability of children”. Most often…
Depression is a completely unexpected result in women who birth a child. Besides many other emotions that are completely normal such as joy, fulfillment, and pride, depression is especially powerful because of its inappropriate nature. The fear and anxiety just do not make sense to…
I have always found it compelling when faced with a psychological problem that requires me to explore different approaches to a solution. This coupled with the satisfaction and sense of achievement when I reach a justified explanation, which makes psychology a challenging yet very rewarding…
There’s a side of how social media affects up negatively but not many are aware of it. There have been multiple researches done where it says that people are most likely to suffer from mental health issues the more time you spend on social media….
Stress is commonly viewed as the brain’s response to a demand or a challenge. These stimuli are referred to as stressors and can be real or perceived. Not all stress is bad, as it is needed for survival and to be kept out of harm’s…
Why schools should begin later? Red eyes, constant tiredness, and emotional instability; are all hallmark traits of the average teen, they also happen to be classic hints that someone is sleep deprived; this correlates with the fact that the majority of teens don’t get the…
This essay will discuss the intervention plan for a client with a premature start of dementia. Using the biopsychosocial framework that is based on person centred care, a need assessment and a care plan will be developed for the client. The client we will be…
This finding helped reach the conclusion that psychopaths do not have the same as normal people would do for others. Shows how psychopaths do not have the same sense of emotional responses to regular people do, who show the lack of empathy. This study helped…
A mental illness that alters the way a person feels, thinks, or behaves is a personality disorder. Personality disorders affect a person’s ability to function in culturally and socially “normal” ways . They have difficulty perceiving and relating to people and situations which causes significant…
Even in contemporary society the ability to point out someone with a mental illness requires an acute mind. Mental illnesses can most definitely vary as well, ranging from psychotic and personality disorders. Within the text of Hamlet, the protagonist Hamlet exhibits traits that would deem…
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease where myelin is destroyed and variable damage to axons lead to loss of motor and sensory functions. According to the world health organization, it is one of the most common causes of neurological disability in young adults…
In our society, the concept of mental illness is considered taboo. People consider the victims to be lying or in a delusion. They are even ready to believe it as a work of witchcraft but are not ready to consider it as a normal illness….
Peter is concerned about his lack of knowledge of epilepsy which his daughter Amber (16 years old) has been diagnosed with. Amber is worried she might have to give up activities she enjoys. She has also started studying for her A levels and feels like…
The rationale of the authors of this study was based on previous epidemiological research associating links for cannabis as a risk factor for psychotic illness such as Schizophrenia (SZ). The study by Di Forti et al. (2015) looked at this link between patients of first…
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological condition with a predisposition of producing recurrent epileptic seizures unprovoked by any immediately identifiable cause. Epileptic seizures occur due to abnormal, excessive and synchronous neuronal activity in the brain resulting in a wave of depolarization called paroxysmal depolarizing shift (PDS)….
Of Mice and Men is a movie, but also a book was written, about two men who are field workers during the Great Depression. George Milton and Lennie Small are two men who are work partners, but George takes care of Lennie because he is…
Minor physical anomalies are morphological abnormalities of cranio-fascial region and limbs that indicate deviant morphogenesis during early development of the fetus. Various genetic and environmental factors are considered to be important in their genesis. Abnormal dermatoglyphics and abnormal palmar creases are one of the minor…
At the beginning of the novel “All the Light We Cannot See” , Marie Laure is shown as being completely dependent on her father, who creates intricate models of the city so that she can easily navigate it. But as the novel progresses, Marie Laure…
The dog has the same meanings as most mammals, especially humans. What distinguishes us from the dog are the proportions between the use of the different senses. Man is mostly an animal of sight, while the dog perceives the world rather via the sense of…
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. The symptoms of Parkinson’s start gradually, sometimes starting with a barely noticeable tremor in just one hand. Tremors are common, but the disorder also commonly causes stiffness or slowing of movement. Although Parkinson’s disease…
According to Oxford dictionary, mental health is defined as “a persons condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well being” (Mental Health). Mental health is important at all stages of life. From early childhood to late adulthood. An individuals mental health is always developing,…
Parkinson’s Disease (also known as Shaking Palsy) is a neurological condition that affects the nervous system and people’s ability to function accordingly. Parkinson’s was first discovered by a physician named James Parkinson in 1817 while examining a gardener in his early 50’s. Eager to learn…
Artificial intelligence in recent time has proved that it can do wonders. And today, it is not only in our phones, in cars, or in devices that follow our commands, but it has become the new Picasso of this tech-driven era. AI is now much…
Where McNamara struggled to combine her day-to-day reality with her spiritual experiences artist Hundertwasser found a beautiful way to bring these elements together through painting. He combined eastern ideologies and abstract painting, nature and culture, the unconscious, and logic. In 1950 he traveled to Japan…
Wisdom is the product of brain. Man has relied wisdom and development of language to achieve his current state of dominance in the world. Intelligence is clearly a salient feature in permitting the species to adapt to a wide range of differing environments. The people…
Throughout history, a multitude of defining courses have shaped the way the world perceives specific circumstances and items; war, famine, death, rebirth, and a myriad of other general things. Among those general things, is music. Music has been a way of emphasizing and defining the…
When it’s time to sleep, everyone wants to get in their beds and effortlessly float away to the magical land of dreams, staying there until their alarm clock calls them back in the morning. Unfortunately, this is just a ‘dream’ for a lot of people….
Writing has never been considered an enjoyable task for many people, not to mention writing a poem. Even James Dickey – a famous poet and novelist, claims that writing poems is demanding. He says “I need about one hundred fifty drafts of a poem to…
It’s 6 A.M, you barely slept last night, you’re exhausted, barely have any time to make breakfast, and have a long day of school ahead of you. The expectations for high school students are overwhelming and unfair. 7 classes a day, with most teachers acting…
Amnesia is actually a rare condition in which an individual cannot remember or learn information that is saved in memory. Amnesia refers to a great loss of memories that should not have been lost, such as important milestones, people, and knowledge. Some other symptoms of…
In new studies, researchers aim to discover the ways animal brains with fornix lesions behave in instances where they must rely on their recognition ability, which allows them optimum choice, when it is hard or impossible to recall (Clayton & Dickinson, 1998). From this research,…
There are a few reasons why individuals don’t get help for psychological instability in view of disgrace and dread, absence of knowledge, restricted mindfulness, sentiment of deficiency, doubt, sadness, inaccessibility, and down to earth boundaries. One of the most widely recognized reasons individuals do look…
Human nature consists of eating, breathing, talking, and sleeping. Some of those things we tend to take for granted, such as sleeping. Our lives tend to be quite busy and because of this we make sleep a low priority. But believe it or not, about…
Amnesia for crimes is a controversial issue with legal implications. Claims of amnesia are quite common in clinical practice, and because dissociative states fall under a defense of mental illness to mental health professionals, it is often necessary to provide expert testimony to cases involving…
Abstract This paper will look at the effects of mass incarceration on black families and children of school age that encounter parental incarceration. Not only does this put a strain on the child but great stress is put on the alternate caregiver. The alternative caregiver…
Abstract The detection of this Parkinson’s disease in past years has been competative work among researchers, because the symptoms of disease came into continuation in middle and ancient years. This disease has a lot of symptoms. But now this article mainly concentrates on the speech…
Schizophrenia is a condition which is defined as a debilitating mental disorder. The disease has a different meaning from different people. But scientists do term it as an iceberg for they only view a small portion of a structure that is gigantic. The reason behind…
Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe neuropsychiatric disorder which produces a disruption of patients’ lives at different functional levels, such as neurochemical, neurophysiological, neuroanatomical, emotional, cognitive and even social.[1] Schizophrenia has a profound effect on both the individuals affected and society. In most cases, it…
She is not comfortable in her own skin, this causes a series of symptoms that, seen from psychology, could have a clinical diagnosis in which it is established that Alice is being affected by her current situation. Now, it is important to know that the…
The client chosen for analysis is Sheldon Cooper, a character on the sitcom, “Big Bang Theory.’ Sheldon is a 30-year-old male and an American national. He is a physicist working at CIT. Additionally, he is married to Amy Farrah Fowler and expecting children in the…
Imagine someone being born with a genetic disease that has no cure and they only have a certain amount of years to live before they die. Huntington’s Disease is defined as being an inherited disease in which causes the body nerve cells to continuously breakdown…
What Is Huntington’s Disease? Huntington’s is a disease in the brain, Huntington’s disease affects the Neurological and nervous system. Huntington’s disease is passed on from generation to generation through an altered gene from your parents. Huntington’s causes the death of brain cells in parts of…
Narrative In my early 40s I began to have more difficulty concentrating, and I remember feeling unusually forgetful. For a while, I ignored these symptoms until I started to uncontrollably twitch and make fidgety motions. When the chorea started, it was clear to my doctor…
Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s disease (PD) was first described by James Parkinson, in 1817, he defined it as a series of involuntary tremulous motions, with lessened muscular power, with a propensity to bend the trunk forwards, and to pass from a slow walking to a faster…
The Parkinson’s disease is a non-lethal disease, one of the main reasons on why we picked this disease is because it can greatly affect a person’s life if they are diagnosed with this disease, and we feel it deserves more attention. The reason we think it needs more attention is because people of all ages can have it and not realize that they have the symptoms this…
Do you suffer from insomnia? Insomnia is a sleeping disorder and can be considered a mental illness because it affects how those diagnosed sleep and their ability to stay in the resting state. This mental illness is very common in the present and can be…
Almost 33 percent of individuals suffer from mild insomnia. When one experiences poor sleep, the condition will develop into poor sleeping habits and this will only worsen the condition. While some individuals will require a sleep study when they want to diagnose other underlying issues,…
For the third night in a row, Dennis has counted each of the one hundred and thirty two pieces of driftwood that made up his bedrooms ceiling. One by one, left to right, he would count each piece of wood, hoping that this puzzle would…
The purpose of this literature review is to examine and evaluate current researchers on Syrian refugee children with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. However, this review will focus on what the barriers of mental health Syrian refugee children face at schools, how Post Traumatic Stress Disorder…
“Black Swan” is not the fairy tale of “swan lake” but a story of a ballerina, Nina. The story begins with the change of the company, the old lead dancer Beth is about to leave. The stage needs a new lead dancer who can act…
Introduction – Summary of the Black Swan The movie BLACK SWAN shows the story of Nina Sayers played by Natalie Portman who is a young ballerina in her mid-twenties. A ballerina in New York City for a ballet company whose life, like everyone else in…
Introduction The Catcher in the Rye is a literature classic that follows the story of Holden Caulfield, a sixteen-year-old student. He is kicked out of a boarding school and told not to return after Christmas break. He decides to head back to New York City,…
Each motor and cognitive performance of the patients were evaluated by functional tests in a clinical environment. Patients were also asked to evaluate their performance during daily activities using self-reported questionnaires. Postural stability: The posturography was used to assess postural sway and sensory interaction. The…
With all of the many moving parts of today’s demanding schedules, it is easy to miss the mark of the suggested seven to ten hours of sleep a night. In this article, it states that nearly a third of the U.S. population is not getting…
Chronic sleep deprivation (CSD), sleep less than 6 hrs a day over a long period of time, is a prevalent condition exiting among many adults and teenagers worldwide, which leads to various lasting effects on brain and health. This essay explores natures of a review…
If a person works in the agricultural field they are most likely going to know who Temple Grandin is, she is revered as a visionary by many. Temple not only has first-hand experience of working with animals but she also has a Ph.D. and teaches…
Insufficient sleep is one of the independent risk factors leading to obesity due to poor diets in adolescence as it is a major issue worldwide. Countries such as New Zealand have a ratio of one to three children of overweight or obese, according to the…
Cerebral Palsy is an umbrella term for a group of movement limiting disorders resulting in muscle tightness, muscle weakness and tremors in one or more limb. This often manifests itself as poor balance and coordination, but the symptoms can vary greatly from person to person,…
Postpartum depression or postnatal depression is a widespread problem occuring in the mother, but also affecting father and child. Introduction Postpartum depression is one of the most common problems occur in the women after giving birth to their offspring. A study has shown that in…
What is Postpartum Depression? This is a complicated mixture of things that occur in a woman body which are physical, emotion and behavioral, and usually takes place between four to six weeks after giving birth. The encouraging news is that it is treatable. Risks Before…
What Is Postpartum Depression? Depression is a mental illness effecting behavior as well as thinking and function. It can happen at any time during life and to any one regardless of age, upbringing, sex, race, or spirituality. Postpartum depression is depression that occurs after a…
The Causes of Postpartum Depression The mother of three, Tanzeela Niazi heard the good news of expecting a baby after three years of her marriage. She was on the cloud nine. She prepared herself for the big responsibility as she was just 19 years old…
Abstract Gender is a critical determinant of mental health. Biologically, physiologically and psychologically women and men differ that make women respond differently to stressors. Women are at a higher risk of depression, anxiety and psychological distress due to the socio cultural factors that are rooted…
Globally, sleep problems are prevalent amongst university students. A cross-sectional study by Lund shows that 60% of students get poor-quality and insufficient sleep; 70.6% reported that they get less than the recommended 8 hours each night for optimal health. Many university students are still in…
Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis (contracted MS, otherwise called disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata) is an immune system condition in which the invulnerable framework assaults the focal sensory system, prompting demyelination. Malady beginning more often than not happens in youthful grown-ups, and it is progressively regular…
It is that time to talk about multiple sclerosis and what it is. What is it and what does it do to the human body and the ones affected by it? Multiple sclerosis is a rare disease it happens to be about 200,000 US cases…
Sleep deprivation occurs when an individual gets less sleep than they need to feel awake and alert. Individuals shift in how little rest is should have been viewed as restless. A few people, for example, more seasoned grown-ups appear to be increasingly impervious with the…
Sleep disturbance means the abnormal sleep pattern that influences sleep quality, timing and duration. It encloses disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep (DIMS, insomnias), disorders of excessive somnolence (DOES), disorders of sleep-wake schedule, and dysfunctions associated with sleep, sleep stages, or partial arousals (parasomnias). Sleep…
Introduction Lack of sleep affects your work ethic in school. Most people don’t realize now that without the proper rest your brain can’t function to its maximum point and your body responds in the same way. Unfortunately the issue of sleep deprived students is too…
Bipolar Disorder is when the brain goes through phases where someone may feel very energetic at one moment then all of a sudden feel very sad or depressed. People that have bipolar disorder have frequent mood changes which can not only harm themselves, because they…
Memory is an essential part of everyone’s daily trivial activities in life. As you wake up, you remember and learn to get up to do the daily routine, such as brush your teeth, shower, get dressed, make on-the-go breakfast, and then commute to work or…
Activity-Dependent Human Tau Release from Neurons of the Drosophila Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
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Background Aging is the process of gradual disruption and loss of important functions of the body or its parts, in particular, the ability to reproduce and regenerate (Yun, 2015). As a result of aging, the body becomes less adapted to environmental conditions, reduces and loses…
Just over a year ago, I was at a park accompanying a 12-year-old girl, G. S. , who has OR SHOULD I SAY WITH high functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD). That day was the first time I witnessed individuals harass, mock, and tease her characteristics…
