Amnesia

to help people such as Will, and additionally sparked my interest in neurology and the pathology of the brain. From a young age, I knew that was what I wanted to study. Reading books about the anomalies of the brain, I learned about phantom limbs, amnesias and agnosias; so many pathologies that seemed like science fiction but were real things that could be studied and treated. That enthusiasm and sense of wonder to learn about the brain and other scientific phenomena never ceased- I recently…

The repercussions included hallucinations and amnesia. Terminal Beach illustrates how one lives in a dystopia, isolated from society, to endure the pain and suffering. A dystopia is the opposite of utopia, it can be best described as one’s worst nightmare, it is just full of destruction and sorrow.…

Critic’s Review The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan follows the alternative POVs of Percy, Hazel, and Frank on a quest to save the god Thanatos from confinement. This fantasy and adventure novel is something I recommend to everyone because of the added humor, action, and the mix of Romand and Greek mythology. Although some of the events in this novel can not happen in real life, there are some issues the characters deal with personally that make them relatable. I believe that everyone has faced…

3.1. Airway management with RSI: Benefits vs. Risks Often patients presents in an emergency department (ED) or those treated in the field with a compromised airway and requires urgent airway control and protection to prevent hypoxaemia and secondary brain damage. Unlike in anaesthesia these patients are often none staved, unstable and critically ill. Although they present with a low Glasgow Coma Scale scores their airway protective reflexes might still be intact which increases the risk of…

example of the outstanding and compelling storyline that goes throughout the series. Matt Damon is the lead role as Jason Bourne, an ex-CIA assassin that got out of the system and is trying to remember who he really is, because he has psychogenic amnesia and can only remember bits and pieces of his life as an assassin. Alongside Matt Damon are some other actors and actresses that did an excellent job in the Bourne Supremacy, like, Julia Stiles as Nicky Parsons, a coordinator and logistics…

In The Return of The Soldier, Chris had experienced war in a literal way by leaving his home, his wife and family and entering war and going through the traumatic events soldiers would go through. Chris experiences both physical and emotional trauma throughout the book, but not being in the middle of battle does not mean someone cannot be affected the same way. Chris being in the war affected Kitty just as much, yet she was affected more emotionally than physically like Chris. In the beginning,…

Alzheimer’s disease affects more than 15 million individuals worldwide from mild to severe. (Lilienfeld, 2006). It is a progressive and irreversible disease that leads to full dependency on a caretaker due to the decline in cognitive function and ability to perform daily tasks (Richarz, Gaudig, Rettig, & Schauble, 2014). Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia and normally occurs within individuals 60 years of age or older (Lilienfeld, 2006). Every twenty years the number of…

Green Light Iris Murdoch portrays various themes of good triumphing over evil while using a strong reference to the poem, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. To understand Murdoch’s version, you must know the original. Milada Frankova classifies the original poem as “an Arthurian romance which combines elements of French and Anglo-Norman romances with older Celtic sources”. Sir Gawain’s main focus that ties it to The Green Knight is the Beheading Game. The essence of the beheading game came from a…

Although located on the highest hill in the city of Medallion, Ohio, one neighborhood is nicknamed the Bottom. This is because the Bottom is more a people than a place. As an African American community in the early 1900’s, the residents are at the bottom of a social hierarchy meant to predetermine their worth in the world. They are subject to discrimination from white Valley community outside and oppressive social expectations inside. Through her novel Sula, Toni Morrison explores the…

Did you or anyone you know suffer from Dissociative Identity Disorder? Three teens were captured and held by one of 23 identities in the brain of Kevin Crumb, a casualty of youth manhandle determined to have dissociative character issue. Consistently, Kevin has been under the care of Dr. Karen Fletcher, and appears to be doing good, the larger part of his personalities sit with him in the room, waiting for their turn with Dr Fletcher.. Two identities, "Dennis" and "Barry", are kept out as a…