Bennet Omalu as he goes by, was the first to discover the tragic disease of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, CTE. When growing up Dr. Bennet Omalu, when he was 6 he wanted to be an airline pilot in Nigeria, born on September, 1968 in Idemili South, Nigeria. But instead he attended medical school in Nigeria and studies so many degrees such as, a physician, forensic, pathologist, and neuropathologist. He attended the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, University of Pittsburgh Graduate school of public
Even though football players are aware of the dangers the game can bring upon them, they take part despite it. The passion, the joy it creates; for professionals it’s also the devoted fans and compensation they receive is what keeps the players motivated. Today players are much bigger, faster, smarter, bigger, better. The game is more physical. The sport has never been so competitive. The popularity has reached new peaks, as much that the NFL has thoughts of moving a team to London, England. Additionally
Escape Through Dementia in The Yellow Wallpaper Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wall-paper" is an excellent story on several levels. It works as a suspenseful thriller about the effects of mental illness. It also serves to make several points about feminism and the pervailing attitudes of her time. John, the husband, serves as a metaphor for masculine views of the time, and for the masculine side of humans, the side of reason and logic. "John is practical in the extreme. He has no
Amnesia Amnesia, the partial or complete loss of memory, most commonly is temporary and for only a short span of experience. There are both organic and psychological causes for amnesia. Some organic causes include inflammation of the brain, head injury, or stroke. This type of memory loss occurs suddenly and can last a long time. The person may be able to recall events in the distant past but not yesterday or today. If the amnesia is caused by alcohol abuse, it is a progressive disorder, and
Music Therapy in the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease Lori A. Montoya Tacoma Community College Music Therapy in the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease It is estimated more than 5.3 million people have Alzheimer’s disease (AD). AD is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, with a new case of AD being diagnosed every 70 seconds. For women living over the age of 55 the risk of developing AD is 17%. For men, at the same age, the risk is slightly lowered at 9% (LeMone, Burke & Bauldoff
1. Introduction Dementia is a collection of symptoms caused by disorders affecting the brain which impact on a person’s functioning, ranging from thinking to behaviour and the ability to perform ordinary task and there are different type of dementia with the most common types being Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia and Parkinson’s disease (Keast, 2015). In 2009, nearly two-thirds (62%) of people identified as having dementia or Alzheimer 's disease were living in a health establishment such
what it is like for some people with dementia. The severity of dementia ranges from person to person, but is there anything that can help? Music therapy, for one, can actually be tremendously helpful for those with dementia in more ways than one. Dementia is common in older adults and may develop gradually or even suddenly. Dementia is very common and is used as an umbrella term to describe a wide range of symptoms. It is also important to note that, “Dementia is more prevalent in older adults with
##**Can music therapy help treat dementia?** Dementia cannot be categorized as a specific disease—it's rather a set of symptoms caused by various conditions from memory loss to poor judgment. Dementia is common in older individuals. However, it may occur in young adults and children due to rare conditions. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia with more than five million Americans suffering from it. There is no cure for Alzheimer's, but symptoms and quality of life of the patients
Depression is an illness that does not discriminate; it can affect anyone regardless of socio-economic background, class, ethnicity, occupation, and gender. Statistics from Health Canada show that 16% of Canadian women and 11% of Canadian men will experience severe depression at some point in their lives (“It’s Your Health,” 2009). As the current population stands, this equates to approximately 9.5 million Canadians being affected during the course of their lifetime. In recent decades, there has
Dementia Please answer the following DEM201 Dementia awareness Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Outcome 1 Understand what dementia is The learner can: 1. explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ ? Dementia – is the chain of signs and symptoms which effect the human brain. As a result of this changes in the brain occur which are irreversible. These changes lead to memory loss, difficulty in planning and learning, confusion and changes in behaviour. 2. Describe the key functions
While there has been much research about Lewy Bodies dementia and It’s possible causes, there are as yet no definitive cause or risk factors, and no cure. Current information available does little to clarify understanding of the condition which makes up approx. 15% of all dementias (Canadian nursing home 2014(ASC2011)) . Lewy Bodies is named after the neurologist Frederick H Lewy (Alzheimer’s association UK) who discovered the protein Alpha-synuclein within the brain. Alpha-synuclein is a normally
Nursing Care Plans For People Suffering From Dementia By Cubba Corre May 24, 2013 Does anyone know what dementia is? Dementia is a cognitive deficit that involves the impairments of memory and is a disturbance in one area of cognition such as the apraxia, agnosia, aphasia and the disturbance in functioning. When you have these deficits it associated with behavior and function changes. The most common dementia is the known Alzheimer's disease. Dementia's are common to those in 65 years old and older
Tay-Sachs disease is a rare and fatal genetic disorder that destroys neurons in the brain and spinal cord. The disease appears in three forms, Juvenile Onset, Late Onset (known as LOTS), and the most common form, Infantile (also known as Classic). The differences between the three forms of the disease are related to the age at which the symptoms of the disease begin to form. Tay-Sachs results from a deficiency of the enzyme hexosaminidase A, which plays a vital role in removing a fatty substance
4. About Alzheimer’s disease Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia. It does not mean Alzheimer’s is equal to dementia. Dementia is a broad category of brain disease causing memory loss and decreasing of other abilities which lead to addict a person’s daily life. Sixty to eighty percent of dementia was made up by Alzheimer’s disease. But there are also other kinds of dementia. Vascular dementia and Dementia with Lewy bodies are two of them. Alzheimer is a progressing disease. It worsen
Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia, is a disease that afflicts more than 4 million older citizens in the US. Alzheimer's is a degenerative neurological disorder that leads to impairments in memory, thinking and reasoning. AD is the most common cause of dementia in older people, and mainly affects people 65 and over. Within the last few years, there have been drugs that can temporarily treat the patients, but it remains a form of dementia that is irreversible. The disease is very hard on
extinct. Works Cited: Alzheimer’s Association. (2005). What is Alzheimer’s disease? Retrieved March 30, 2005, from http://www.alz.org/AboutAD/WhatIsAD.asp Gillick, Muriel R. (1998). Tangled minds: understanding Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. New York: Penguin Group. Gruetzner, Howard. (1988). Alzheimer’s: a caregiver’s guide and source book. New York: Stephen Kipper. U.S. Census Bureau. (2001). Sixty-five plus in the United States. Retrieved March 30, 2005, from http://www.census
and what she went through in China. Those secrets took away the opportunity for Ruth to relate to her mother or understand her more. It also led Ruth to believe her mother was loosing her mind at an alarming rate, after being diagnosed with brain Dementia, when really LuLing was for the most part only forgetting to keep up with her lies. LuLing and her relationship with her real mother, Precious Auntie, was also filled with communication faux pas. The biggest issue that precious Auntie kept from
brain functions can decline. When an elderly person experiences a progressive decline in cognition from a brain disease, they are suffering from dementia. Dementia is commonly referred to incorrectly as a disease. Dementia is a syndrome because it is intertwined with other diseases that cause the decline in cognition. For example, the main cause for dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. This progressive and irreversible syndrome will cause impairments to a person’s personal and social life by impairing
possession could ever do. Works Cited Christina Mitchell, Reminiscing can help an Alzheimer's patient remember past Courier-Post, USA Today|News 2012.Web.12, Jan.2012. Christine Kennard, Reminiscence Therapy and Activities for People with Dementia About.com Health, 2006.Web.5, Aug.2006. Michelle Bloomquist, Communicating Effectively When Alzheimer’s Is an Issue Everyday Health Media, LLC, Copyright 2014.Web.
term "dementia praecox” which means “early dementia,” separating it from other forms of dementia usually occurring later in life. Kraepelin believed that “dementia praecox” was primarily a disease of the brain. In 1911, a Swiss psychiatrist by the name of Eugene Bleuler, was the first to use the term “schizophrenia” and the first to describe the symptoms as “negative” or “positive.” Bleuler believed that the name given by Kreapelin was misleading, since the disease was not part of dementia since