I. A coma’s technical name is “Trypanosomiasis.” Many people think the person is asleep, but the person is actually in a deep state of unconsciousness. It happens worldwide, but mostly in Africa. There are about 50,000-70,000 cases a year. When a person is in a coma, they are unresponsive since they are unconscious. They also do not respond to their environment. First recognized two centuries ago, comas can be deadly because of damage to the brainstem. II. Comas are caused by various reasons, like having a stroke, this can lead to no blood flow to a major part of the brainstem or loss of blood, also leads to swelling. Seizures can also lead to comas. If you have a single seizure you can be put into a coma but it is very rare and unlikely. If you have continued seizures, “status upiluptcus” then you are more likely to be put into a coma. Swelling, swelling of the brain tissue can occur even without distress. Bleeding in the layers of the brain can cause a coma do to swelling and compression, compression can cause the brain to shift. Trauma, head injuries lead to bleeding and swelling which in result is a trauma. Swelling may push the brain down, the brainstem pushes down which can damage the RAS (Reticular Activity System) III. …show more content…
A coma is an unconsciousness state of matter. It is in which sleep crystals remain. Some followed symptoms are swollen lymph glands. Some of the first symptoms are fever, headache, chills. You will also have aching muscles and joints. You may also experience weight loss. Your skin will also be effected in the process and you will have a skin rash. Your bodies reaction to a coma is that you are not able to speak. Also, this happens before many diseases. You are not able to think or feel. You are also unaware of your
surroundings. IV. There are various depths in comas. Depending on how bad it is, it will give you different chances to survive. In getting cured, you will have different procedures and cures depending on the depth of coma your in and the duration your in for the coma. There is a thing called an induced coma, it slows down brain activity. Since it slows brain activity, it gives the brain a chance to heal. But, it’s their last step and their final try to save them but it’s dangerous yet it can lead to great results. It’s risky since the person can not feel anything and since the damage is close to the brain. It’s under debate if they should still do it. Some critics say that its an experiment. Ronald Carson said “There are risks involved in doing some things, as well as risk of not doing anything.” V. Once you are done and if you live through the surgery you will have to take a lot of drugs, oxygen at a good rate, and maybe surgery to help the brain. It will take a long long time to recover. When you are done, you may have disabilities, it depends on how much time and depth of the coma that you are in. If you were left untreated this will be fatal and even with treatment it could be fatal. You will need antibiotics. Glucose so you do not go into a diabetic shock, and surgery. After all of this if your done will recovery and all your treatments you may still have life support and you might have to have intense care after your looked at.
A serious brain injury could lead to bleeding in or around your brain, causing symptoms that may develop right away or later.
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If I could have everyone's attention. Good-morning ladies and gentlemen. For those of you who don't know me my name is Jasmine Davenport. Today I’d like to discuss traumatic brain injury also referred to as TBI. I chose this topic because traumatic brain injury is a serious and complex injury with a broad spectrum of symptoms and disabilities. Traumatic brain injury effects people of all ages and is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. A traumatic brain injury can be caused by a blow or jolt to the head that disrupts normal functions of the brain Also, traumatic brain injury can cause physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioral affects.
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When Harriet Tubman was a teenager had a traumatic head injury. Tubman got this trying to stand up for another slave. Her symptoms included life long headaches, seizures and had vivid dreams.
Those susceptible to being put on life support include “brain dead” and “vegetative” persons. The term “brain dead” is used for individuals who lack activity within the brain, thus why some functions (i.e. swallowing and breathing) are incapable of being performed. However those in a “vegetative” state may be able to perform these tasks, despite being severely, mentally crippled (Doyle 1).
Brain death occurs when there is a loss of all brain and brain stem function due to damaged brain cells. It is often termed as an irreversible coma as the damaged cells cannot regenerate themselves and a patient is stuck in a coma-like state. Wilson and Christensen, 2014, pp. 113-117. The two brain scans show the contrast between a conscious patient and a brain dead patient.
Catherine Valente remembers clearly about her terrifying experience. It was around 3 in the morning when she woke up in the middle of the night, she saw an old woman figure with long white dress, long black hair, and awfully long nails sitting on her chest. She felt like as if she’s paralyzed. She couldn’t move a muscle or even open her mouth to scream. She laid there unable to move for at least 15 minutes. Have you ever had the same experience like Catherine, felt like you were awake but had some difficulty to move your body? You might have even felt petrified but could not call for help? This weird phenomenon is called Sleep Paralysis.
Moreover, sleep deprivation occurs when an individual is in sleep-restricted state. Sleep deprivation may have an unfavorable effect on the body and the mind, however it can only have this effect through monism. It is possible to infer that mind and body can in fact not be separate in terms of the effect of sleep deprivation on a human.
Sleep paralysis is a condition that occurs at either the onset or upon awakening of sleep. The medical terms for the two forms of sleep paralysis are hypnogogic and hypnopompic (1). When a person falls asleep, the body secretes hormones that relax certain muscles within the body, causing it to go into paralysis. Doing this prevents the body from acting out a person's dream, which could result in an injury. Sleep paralysis generally runs within one's family or in those who suffer from narcolepsy (2), but there is currently no explanation for why some people get it while others do not.
• Brain diseases; these may include stroke, dementia, mild cognitive impairment and transient ischemic attack amongst others.
This phenomenon especially can be seen in microsleep. Microsleep is when sleep interjects itself into daily functioning and causes lapses in consciousness, often due to sleep deprivation. More often than not, people don’t realize that they have had an episode, making it particularly dangerous while driving or performing higher risk tasks.
Sleep paralysis is characterized by the body and musculature being rendered completely immobile as a result of REM (rapid-eye movement) atonia. During this REM stage, people may experience dream-like images and perceptions. A common entity that people perceive is something similar to a demonic entity. People who suffer from sleep paralysis feel trapped, they are unable to scream or move their body while seeing a demonic entity as they are unconscious or semiconscious (Mental Health Daily).
A coma is an unresponsiveness from the patient that cannot be aroused. Meaning, the person is not awake and does not react to stimuli, light or sound. If the person with a brain injury remains in a comatose state (coma), and there is no clear reason for this, it is likely for them to get out of the coma and get a good evaluation. The evaluation is to distinguish