Specific Aims When we think of football players what is the first stereotypical remark that comes to an individuals’ mind? As judgmental as we all are, most individuals consider these subjects exceptional athletes without the highest intelligence quotient (IQ). With an increased focused being built around concussions in football it is important that we determine the mechanisms behind concussions and how they affect intelligence quotient from high school to the professional level. An increased
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Military Reserve, Retirees, Family Members and Children. This establishment provides social services in the areas of individual counseling, group counseling, family counseling, diagnoses, medical evaluation boards (Military members), Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), disorder testing, just to name a few. This organization works closely with various establishments off-post in order to have a cohesive plan of treatment on and off-post. I interviewed Ms. Sue Scott
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developed while deployed in a war zone. This condition is called Traumatic Brain Injury, also known as TBI. It is an injury that is not found on the outside of the body but rather internal, therefore it is called the Unseen Wound. Even though it’s unseen, TBI is real and affects a large percentage of veterans returning from war and test results show that an average of 46 percent of soldiers have TBI. Traumatic brain injury, the signature wound of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, is doubly cruel: it leaves
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meds can only do so much and how much more we still have to learn to improve medication in the future for trauma patients. It helps me to understand that not all brain functions can be cured with medication yet and therefore when you’re dealing with injuries to the brain you have to be sensitive to the fact that some people may have permanent effects such as memory loss. This to me shows that memory drugs today are not quite where they need to be but that they are a helpful tool. Vergano, D. (2011,
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Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common diseases for people over the age of 65. It can affect any age, any gender, any background, or socioeconomic status. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, there are 5.4 million Americans who live with this disease and the number for people over the age of 65 will rise to 7.7 million in the 2030. A new medicine that researchers are studying is ANAVEX 2-73, that may treat Alzheimer’s through disease modification versus only treating the symptoms.
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the cause of SUDEP either. There has been research done for many of years but no definite answer has been found yet. There are several possibilities that could be the cause of this sudden death such as: heart failure, respiratory problems, or brain injury. To prevent some of causes from happening there has been development of devices that can detect a seizure and to increase the chance of someone helping sooner than later. There is an implant cardiac recording device that someone can get implanted
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Euthanasia Some people will argue that the right to live includes the right to die, while other argues that death is the opposite of life. This last point is based on a belief that the process of dying is part of life, and death is therefore not seen as a right. This essay is written based on the points put forth in the article “India rejects euthanasia plea over nurse brain damaged in 1973 sex assault” from the newspaper Guardian. This article discusses a topic, which is most commonly considered
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Critically review your own organisation’s Health and Safety Policy and procedures and make recommendations for improvements Organisations today widely regard their employees as their greatest assets, so it is no wonder that they are spending an increasing amount of their resources on ensuring that the workplace and work systems enable its staff to feel safe and secure; as management continues takes an active role in their wellbeing. Failure to ensure and provide a safe working environment can
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Stephen Mannar Instructor: NRS -433V Nursing Research December 11, 2011 Caring Science | Sources 1. Legitimizing basic research by evaluating quality.Abstract:The aim of this study was to use ethical arguments to strengthen the relationship between the concepts of legitimacy and evaluation. The analysis is based on the ethics of Levinas and Buber and is motivated
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frontal cortex. The scientific studies that followed the reports of Phineas Gage’s accident and recovery led scientists to determine that the brain, while indeed one organ, was multifunctional and compartmentalized. Importantly, it was noted that injury to one part of the brain did not necessarily affect other parts of the brain. Cognition is, in part, a gathering machine of perceptions and emotions. It is a place for planning and
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