Facts of the Case: A golfer with Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome wanted to enter into a tournament and requested an accommodation to use a golf cart during the third round that was denied. Under Title III of the American with Disabilities Act, public businesses must provide accommodations and make modifications for people with disabilities, unless that accommodation would “fundamentally alter the nature” of the business. Casey Martin’s lawyers argued that, by Title III of the ADA, the Q-School golf tour competition cannot deny Martin equal access and must give him reasonable accommodations. They stated that golf courses are a public accommodation, and that the golf tour and qualifying rounds fall under Title III’s coverage. Using a golf cart during the third round would not “fundamentally alter the…
For young and middle aged adults their symptoms are chronic headaches,loss of coordination,difficulty walking. Also bladder problems,vision problems,poor memory,and difficulty concentrating on things. For older people mostly around their 60s theirs would be normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). Their symptoms are it changes the way you walk,impaired mental functions, such as memory problems.…
The best way to prove a person has neurocysticercosis is the ghostly image of a cyst that can be found in a brain scan and also the presence of the antibodies against tapeworms. Normally when a person gets tapeworms it comes from an animal then it…
An MRI is used to look at the muscles and sometimes they even test the spinal fluid. There are many tests that have to be run to diagnose someone with…
surgeon can make a larger cut. Sometimes doctors can use special techniques that require smaller cuts for these biopsies. Once the lymph node is removed, a doctor will check to see if it has one of the types of tissue that is associated with Castleman’s disease, hyaline-vascular or plasma cell (Castleman's Disease). Affected Population Castleman’s disease is a rare disorder that can affect the male and female population equally.…
The disease affect the central nervous system responsible for the functioning of the muscles. The symptoms start with a mild headache, then nausea to muscle weakness, paralysis and even death. The paralytic effect last for life. The fact that…
* spielmeyer Fogt Hergan * * Batten Disease is a degenerative neurological condition that affect people of all ages, particularly between mid childhood and their early twenties. * The most common form of Battens is Juvenile Battens affecting children between 5-25 years. * It was discovered in 1903 Frederick Batten, a British Paediatrician.…
1) What important information can be obtained from a neurologically-impaired patient while taking a thorough history? Important information that can be obtained during a thorough history of a neurologically-impaired patient is the speed of onset of condition and the pattern of progression. The patient can describe the symptoms through each stage of the onset from acute, subacute and the chronic stage. The pattern of progression can be found with the patient determining whether there symptoms are worsening, fluctuating or staying the same. Taking a thorough history can also help determine the patients mental status with observation and appropriate follow up questions.…
Tay-Sachs disease is a rare fatal genetic disorder, which occurs in children and characterized by progressive destruction of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Children with Tay-Sachs are born with the absence of an important enzyme, hexosaminidase A (HEXA). This enzyme is found in lysosomes, where it breaks fatty acids called GM2 ganglioside. The absence of hexosaminidase A causes GM2 ganglioside to build up in nerve cells to toxic level, causing its damage and the symptoms of the disease appear.…
Tay-Sachs is a disease that is usually found in young children, although there are rare juvenile and adult cases. Symptoms appear in seemingly healthy infants at approximately 3-6 months of age, it is always fatal. Primary symptoms include rapidly declining development, weakening of muscles and loss of motor skills. These are followed by increased startle reflex, blindness, deafness, and inability to swallow or chew, mental retardation, paralysis and dementia. This is followed by death at age 4 or 5.…
If you go and see a neureologist and they see a tumor in the brain, they will then send you to a neurosurgeon and they will…
It comes with ailments such as alzheimer 's, dementia, parkinson 's disease, and huntington 's disease. These ailments…
All the fear, loss, possible, injuries, trauma, and psychological damage is what leaves almost every single soldier effected after the war. Although it was not stated exactly what damages Krebs was left with after the war, still, it is quite clear that there was definitely some psychological effect. “It wasn't any good. He couldn't tell her, he couldn't make her see it. It was silly to have said it.…
This makes it difficult to diagnose the disease because the symptoms are similar to many other illnesses. The disease can affect any organ of the body, including the brain and nervous…
He also mentioned that psychotropic drugs can be a cause of this disease. These drugs affect the brain directly, and can change perception, mood, consciousness, cognition, and behavior. In conclusion the disease is found in patients that have epilepsy, the Epstein-Barr virus, migraine, and people who take psychotropic drugs. The most fascinating aspect of this disease is its symptoms. The more prevalent symptoms include epilepsy, migraine, depression, and disoriented…