Apraxia

In this scenario I will be explaining to my audience the symptoms of Parkinson disease that Isaac a fifty nine year old man is suffering. Every individual with Parkinson 's will encounter side effects in an unexpected way. For instance, numerous individuals experience tremor as their essential side effect, while others might not have these symptoms, yet may have issues with offset. Additionally, for some individuals the malady advances rapidly, and in others it doesn 't. Resting Tremor Rigidity…

Case Study: CVA My case study is on Jan a 72-year-old woman who has suffered a cerebral vascular accident CVA or stroke. The damage is showing on her right side which means Jan suffered a left hemiplegia stroke which affects roughly 80% of the individuals who suffer strokes. A stroke occurs when oxygen and blood flow can no longer get to your brain whether it is stopped or interrupted. A stroke can also happen if there is a brain bleed (Alliana Health, 2013). There are two types of strokes…

and responsibilities of supporting written language by previous work experience in a school setting. I recently just resigned from behavioral support aide with children in elementary school. I was assigned three students, one of which has severe apraxia. This caseload taught me to have an organized work style by balancing my work and care effectively. I specifically worked with a student who is a second year kindergartener, which has such a lively spirit considering…

are. They will also forget friends names and maybe even forget who their friend is all together. Alzheimer’s patients will also forget birthdays and other important dates like Thanksgiving or even Christmas. Apraxia is what they call the neurological problems of Alzheimer’s patients. Apraxia causes problems with certain motor skill movements. Examples are having problems with moving mouth when trying to eat or even moving tongue when talking. Aphasia is another neurological condition Alzheimer’s…

perform everyday tasks in self-care and academic areas. Other terms for this disorder/Synonyms for DCD includes motor delays, clumsiness, clumsiness -motor delay, developmental delay, gross motor and fine motor developmental delay, developmental apraxia, disorder of attention and motor perception, developmental dyspraxia, perceptuo-motor dysfunction, motor learning difficulty and sensorimotor dysfunction (Gibbs, Appleton and Appleton, 2007). The original Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor…

A neuropsychological assessment consists of administering tests that examine a set of more-or-less independent functional domains that are controlled by brain systems. While neuropsychologists agree on a general range of functional domains, some categories may be combined in different examinations. Nevertheless, neuropsychological assessment generally taps most of these areas of functioning that potentially may be impacted by brain disorders. Attention and Processing Speed -- The capability to…

Communication starts at the moment of birth. From birth to adulthood, a person develops a method of communication to communicate with our people. This form of communication is called speech. Now just imagine, a person has an incident that makes him to render his speech slowly as people don’t understand or he just can’t speak at all. This is what happen to a family friend of my father’s. He was a type 2 diabetic and he did not follow the lifestyle that a diabetic is supposed to lead to take care…

Evidence Based Practice Occupations in the medical field are constantly evolving as new research is conducted and newly discovered evidence is released. Maintaining new knowledge and staying up to date with the latest medical discoveries is critical in all careers pertaining to the well-being of humans. It is important for professionals to further their education as they continue to practice and collaborate with other professionals to create the finest care plan for clients. Speech-language…

Frank Frank was a very active man until he experienced a right cerebrovascular accident, now he has a number of deficits that need to be resolved in order for him to return to his home and get back to his active life style. He has an amazing wife who is very supportive nd willing to do whatever she can to help him with his therapy. In this paper we are going to learn some strategies, interventions, and theories that can be used to improve Franks quality of life. We wll also lear the etiology…

retrusion (which restricts the pharyngeal and nasal cavity space). • Unwanted effect of surgery designed to correct VP can cause hyponasality • Hyponasality can occur in the speech of individuals with a disorder of motor planning and execution (i.e., apraxia of speech), but in this case, it is present in a more inconsistent or intermittent fashion and applies not just to the nasal/oral distinction but also to all speech…