Throughout the course of my research the country Tanzania, located in East Africa stood out to me the most as a candidate for my research paper. The reason being, this region has received little media attention about the mass murders and underground trafficking and trade of body parts that take place there. Tanzanians are suffering. In particular Tanzanians are suffering from albinism; a defect of melanin production that results in little or no color in the skin, hair, and eyes. Tanzania, also officially
Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital 2011), with attacks usually lasting up to thirty seconds (Better Health Channel 2011; Liu 2012, p. 803). Other symptoms may include nausea and vomiting, blurred vision and uncontrollable eye movements or flickering, known as nystagmus (Better Health Channel 2011; Mayo Clinic 2012b; The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital 2011). BPPV affects the vestibular apparatus, or inner ear; specifically the hair cells responsible for the detection of head movement. The cause of these symptoms
Introduction BPPV (Benign Proximal Positional Vertigo) is the most common disorder associated with the vestibular system which plays a pivotal role in balance (Timothy & Hain, 2009). Parnes & Nabi (2009) defined BPPV as: “A peripheral vestibular disorder that manifests as sudden short-lived episodes of vertigo precipitated by certain head movements” (p. 287). This definition can be supplemented by Timothy & Hain, 2009) who described BPPV as sudden vertigo that is positional and paroxysmal. According
with poor development. Albinism reduced the pigment of the colored part of the eyes (iris) and the light sensitive tissue at the back of the eye (retina). They will not see things sharp and will have fast eye movement that can’t be controlled (nystagmus) and very sensitive to bright lights (photophobia). They could also have... ... middle of paper ... ...k that if they have sex with a woman with albinism will cure a man with aids and many women have been raped because of this. People in Jamaica
Picture this: you go to the Tanganyika zoo and you see this huge tent. You’re wondering what’s inside so you walk over to it and go in. Apparently it’s an animal exhibit. There’s a strange animal and you see, its plain white and very still. You’re not even sure if it’s alive. The sign says it’s an albino American alligator. You have no idea what the word albino means but then all of the sudden it opens its eyes and they are pink. Albinos usually have to be careful in the scorching sun. They have
Vertigo and Its Treatment In our everyday lives, we almost take for granted this idea of balance or equilibrium that is maintained within our bodies. In general, no real thought processes are required. It is only when something is disturbed within our balance system that one is able to take notice of changes in the equilibrium. There may be several different factors that cause a disturbance to our bodies. One major area pertains to dizziness. Dizziness is found to be "the chief complaint in
hypometric or hypermetric saccadic eye movement, hypometric saccade is the consistent undershooting and it is seen in patient with cerebellar dysfunction, hypermetric saccades is the consistent overshooting and it is seen in patient with brain stem pathologic conditions, most often with concomitant involvement of the cerebellum. The abnormal saccadic eye movement also include ipsilateral dysmetria which caused by cerebellopontine angle lesions on the same side as dysmetria; bilateral dysmetria which
INTRODUCTION Multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of the central nervous system, directed against the myelin sheath. Leading to demyelination and axonal loss. It’s characterized by spread “plaques” of demielinization typically found in typically found on MRI in the periventricular region, corpus callosum, centrum semiovale and, to a lesser extent, deep white – structures and basal ganglia.(Olek, 2005) The clinical picture of the disease is rich and variated. Usually it
sheath that covers the nerve fibers and axon in the (CNS) central nervous system and (SC) spinal cord (Compston & Coles, 2008). According to Goodman and Fuller (2015), the primary clinical manifestation of MS is visual deterioration (double vision, nystagmus, etc.) due to the affected optic nerve associated with demyelination of the cerebral cortex. Furthermore, weakness is due to the diminished impulses secondary to the damaged nerve fibers and axons of the spinal cord, sensory and balance deficits