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    Epilepsy Term Paper

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    Many people associate epilepsy and seizures with violent movements with muscle contractions, but there are actually many types of seizures that one can have. As stated by the Mayo Clinic (2015), “Epilepsy is a chronic disorder of the central nervous system in which nerve activity in the brain becomes disrupted, causing seizures or periods of unusual behaviour, sensations, and sometimes loss of consciousness” (Para. 16). Epileptic seizures are generally caused by abnormalities in the brain that…

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    by frequent seizure activity; individuals diagnosed with epilepsy have excessive, uncontrolled, electrical discharge of neurons within the brain that can cause temporary loss of consciousness, jerking, muscle rigidity, automatisms, and even complete loss of muscle tone. There exist several different types of seizures; they are divided into two different categories, generalized (both hemispheres of the brain are involved) or partial (only one hemisphere is involved). Tonic-Clonic seizures involve…

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    with at work. I decided to do a favor for my supervisor that did not work out well for me, therefore, my analysis will help me figure out how to not find myself in that situations again. A few months ago, my direct supervisor had to take a leave of absence due to an injury. He was going to be out for a few weeks to recover, but his leave took longer than he originally expected, consequently, our regional manager decided to hire a temporary replacement for him until he returned. During my…

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    Policy The health of our employees is a high priority of the AKW Electrical Contractors. When an employee experiences a work-related injury and/or illness, we are endowed to assist employees to return to work as safe and as soon as possible. We have enacted a Return-to-Work program that is designed to assist injured or sick employees return to work promptly, and aid in the healing process. This program depends on the effort of the employee, our insurance company, the treating healthcare…

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    Ketogenic Diet Case Study

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    The researchers used two groups of rats: one fed the ketogenic diet regimen and the other a control diet. They found that chronic ketosis resulted in the increased production of mitochondrial proteins as well as proteins associated with oxidative phosphorylation, the cells primary mechanism for producing ATP. The researchers used electron micrographs from the dentate-hilar region of the hippocampus, and visually analyzed the micrographs from ketogenic diet fed rats and control diet fed rats.…

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    remember is talking to the paramedic as I was lying on the floor. I remember being in the hospital, but not going to the hospital. I remember talking to my friends in the hospital, then I remember talking to the doctors, them telling me I had had three seizures in the past two days. Three weeks later, I remember waking up on a Wednesday with a killer headache. The worst headache I had ever had, but I don’t remember how it felt. I called my dad because it was so painful and I layed on the couch…

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    years. At that time the Babylonians had no concept of pathology, thus epilepsy and the seizures that are often times associated with it were treated as spiritual and not medical. It wasn't until the 18th and 19th century, when medicine made important advances, that religious superstition emancipated the fact that epilepsy was a medical condition. The word "epilepsy" is derived from Latin and Greek words for "seizure" or "to seize upon" , which leads to the implication that epilepsy is an…

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    The Contrasting Adversaries of the Island In William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, Jack Merridew is major character that has tension with another major character, Ralph, throughout the book, becoming arch enemies, or, rivals if you will. Jack and Ralph have a paramount power struggle over who exactly is the leader of the boys that crashed on the island along with them. The two boys gain and lose followers or tribesmen throughout the book as these two different figureheads clash in almost…

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    In the case of idiopathic or constitutional epilepsy there is no neurologic abnormality and no specific cause can be identified. Seizures usually begin between five and twenty years of age, but they may start later in life. In the case of symptomatic epilepsy we know the causes. These might vary on a wide range. The most common causes are congenital abnormalities and perinatal injuries, metabolic disorders (withdrawal from alcohol, or drugs, uremia, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia), trauma, tumors…

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    EPILEPSY About Epilepsy Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that causes seizures. It’s marked by chemical changes in the brain cells, or neurons, and how they send messages. The resulting imbalance of electrical activity in the brain leads to seizures. About 1 in 26 people will develop epilepsy, including children and adults. Right now, 65 million people worldwide are afflicted by epilepsy, with about 3 million in the United States alone. Each year, another 150,000 people are diagnosed in…

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