Gait abnormality

I was introduced to Cerebral Palsy twelve years ago when my mother married my stepfather Henry. They had met when they both were in a nursing home. I was irritated that my mom, who has her own mental problems was marrying a man who needed 24 hour care and didn’t have control over his personal executive functions. They both said they were in love and the wedding happened. It has been twelve years, they are still married, and my mother is the primary caregiver for my stepfather. I am in awe of my…

There are many diseases that affect certain age and gender groups. Tay Sachs is an age specific disease, which is genetically passed down from parent to child. Tay Sachs can be diagnosed as early as 11 weeks into pregnancy using chorionic villi sampling (CVS). If Tay Sachs is not diagnosed before birth, a red spot on the macula, is also an indicator that a child has the genetically fatal disease. Tay Sachs begins to affect infants as early as 3-6 months of age. Symptoms of Tay Sachs become…

patient visit. We include milestones that have been achieved since the last visit, equipment that they use such as braces, walkers, and standers, and any therapy that they receive. A comprehensive physical assessment is essential in identifying the abnormalities in postural, movements, muscular tone, and reflexes in the patient. The physical assessment ought to also evaluate the patient’s oral motor abilities. The limitation of the oral motor abilities predisposes the patient to possible…

On the other hand Physical therapy is used to redevelop her strength for transfers, balance, wheelchair mobility, and gait training. Recreational therapy is done to address her leisure activities to decrease her anxiety. Rehabilitation nursing is used to address her bowel and bladder training, teach her bathing, toileting, and how to dress herself as well skin care. Bowel…

AIM: Sarcopenia has been defined as an involuntary loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength and/or function. The presence of sarcopenia in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) may have prognostic effects and may be mistaken for poor therapeutic control of PD. We aimed to evaluate sarcopenia in patients with PD. METHODS: One hundred non-demented PD patients, and 95 healthy subjects were included in the study. Avarage-Muscle mass, weight, bone mass, fat mass, basal metabolism rate (BMR), body…

In 1817 James Parkinson introduced Parkinson’s disease after having six patients experiencing involuntary unsteady motions that didn’t related to other disease out at the time. (Lees et al 2009). Parkinson’s disease affects the central nervous system and it leads to severe troubles with body motions. Symptoms include shaking, stiffness, slowed body movements, unstable posture and trouble walking (Singh and Pillay 2007). Now 200 years later this disease is the most common movement disorder in the…

Presenting symptoms commonly seen in Alzheimer patients are “ delusions, agitation, depression, anxiety, disinhibition, irritability, hallucination, apathy, aberrant motor behavior, sleep disturbances, and eating abnormalities” (1). Disease progression eventually leads to language problems, difficult behavior, mood swings, and disorientation (8). Ultimately, the patient will progressively lose their ability to perform daily activities as neuropsychological problems…

According to the DSM-V (2013), Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is defined as a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development (DSM-V) for at least six months. ADHD has two sub-types that can present independently or combined. Inattention manifests in behavioral symptoms like difficulty sustaining attention in tasks and play activities, failure to give close attention to details or make careless mistakes,…

The B vitamins are an essential part of our functioning immune system. It is important for health reasons to get a healthy amount. Many people don’t know when they are deficient in a B vitamin. B12 specifically has a major affect on individuals who are deficient. Did you know that almost 40% of Americans are B12 deficient? Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is a water-soluble vitamin whose main function is to regulate normal functioning of the brain, nervous system, and formation of red blood cells…

Immune Mediated Development of Guillain-Barré Syndrome Guillain-Barré syndrome is an acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy that presents with ascending motor weakness, sensory abnormalities, and loss of reflexes. Guillain-Barré syndrome can be divided into 4 major clinically distinct forms: acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP), the Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS), acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN), and acute sensorimotor axonal neuropathy (AMSAN). There are a…