Neurological Disorders Assignment by Stacy Mabiala https://padlet.com/mabialastacy13/j9huos2uv5qn Bipolar Disorder, Epilepsy, Parkinson's, Dyslexia, Autism en-us 2018-12-07 14:58:10 UTC 2024-08-23 06:39:45 UTC hello@padlet.com Parkinson's Disease mabialastacy13 https://padlet.com/mabialastacy13/j9huos2uv5qn/wish/312257840 A disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement

Cause: Brain injury or infection

Symptoms: Slow movement, stiffness, and loss of balance, tremors, blank stare, constipation, depression, difficulty swallowing, drooling, falling, fear of falling, loss in contrast sensitivity, neck tightness, small handwriting, trembling, unintentional writhing, or weight loss

Age of Diagnosed: Most patients are diagnosed at 60, some at 40 or younger

Treatment: Medications can help control the symptoms of Parkinson's

Prognosis: Around 10-20 years after being diagnosed 
]]> 2018-12-07 15:07:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mabialastacy13/j9huos2uv5qn/wish/312257840 Epilepsy mabialastacy13 https://padlet.com/mabialastacy13/j9huos2uv5qn/wish/312257868 A disorder in which nerve cell activity in the brain is abnormal, causing seizures

Cause: hereditary, gene mutation, maybe brought on by a brain injury, dementia and infection 

Symptoms:  Temporary confusion, A staring spell, uncontrollable jerking movements of the arms and legs, fear, anxiety or deja vu, during a seizure a person experiences abnormal behavior symptoms,  loss of consciousness and awareness

Age of Diagnosed: Diagnosed in people under 20 and people over 65

Treatment: By medications and in some cases by surgery, devices, or dietary changes

Prognosis: In all the epilepsy patients, a younger age at onset and longer duration of epilepsy were associated with a poor prognosis
]]> 2018-12-07 15:07:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mabialastacy13/j9huos2uv5qn/wish/312257868 Dyslexia mabialastacy13 https://padlet.com/mabialastacy13/j9huos2uv5qn/wish/312257898 A learning disorder characterized by difficulty reading

Cause: Could be hereditary or due to, premature birth or low birth weight, Exposure to nicotine, drugs, alcohol during pregnancy, an infection that may alter brain development in the, Individual differences in the parts of the brain that enable reading

Symptoms: Late talking, learning new words slowly, and a delay in learning to read

Age of Diagnosed: 5-6 years old

Treatment: Tutoring or a special education program, speech therapy

Prognosis: For those with dyslexia, the prognosis is mixed. The disability affects such a wide range of people and produces such different symptoms and varying degrees of severity
]]> 2018-12-07 15:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mabialastacy13/j9huos2uv5qn/wish/312257898 Bipolar Disorder mabialastacy13 https://padlet.com/mabialastacy13/j9huos2uv5qn/wish/312258004 A disorder associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs that makes daily life difficult

Cause: there is no known cause, however bipolar disorder can be a extension of depression

Symptoms: Impaired judgement, extreme distraction and boredom, engaging in risky behavior, excessive and rapid talking, symptoms vary between people and according to mood

Age of Diagnosed: between the age of 14-60

Treatment: Therapies
support group, family therapy, and psychotherapy, medications, hospitalization, psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, and primary care provider

Prognosis: If the treatment is effective, a patient can live as a normal human being, most bipolar patients die of suicide
]]> 2018-12-07 15:07:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mabialastacy13/j9huos2uv5qn/wish/312258004 Autism: mabialastacy13 https://padlet.com/mabialastacy13/j9huos2uv5qn/wish/312258854 A serious developmental disorder that impairs the ability to communicate and interact

Cause: Most autism cases are hereditary

Symptoms: Learning disability or speech delay as a child, intense interest in a limited number of things or problem paying attention

Age of Diagnosed: 18 months, most patients are diagnosed at  5 or younger 

Treatment: Early diagnoses, as well as therapy with education and behavior may reduce symptoms and support development and learning

Prognosis: The average age is 54 years old or 40 years and younger
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