Bell's palsy

Cerebral palsy is a group of permanent movement disorders that tend to develop in early childhood. The disorder originates in the cerebellum, which is located dorsally to the superior part of the brain and is composed of two hemispheres. In a healthy body, the cerebellum receives information from the spinal cord and then regulates motor movements. The cerebellum is composed of about half of the brain’s neurons. This does not mean that the disorder cannot develop in adulthood, however cases such…

Rectal prolapse is protuberance of rectal tissue via the anus to the exterior of the body. The rectum is the final segment of the large intestine. Description Rectal prolapse can be partial or complete. In partial prolapse, only the mucosa layer (mucous membrane) of the rectum spreads outside the body. The projection is usually 0.75-1.5 in (2-4 cm) long. In complete prolapse, named procidentia, the full thickness of the rectum obtrudes for up to 4.5 in (12 cm). Rectal prolapse is most common in…

people with disabilities. In this paper I am going to talk about the character, Christy Brown, from the film My Left Foot. The film My Left Foot is based on an autobiography by Christy Brown who was an Irish painter and writer born with cerebral palsy. I chose to write about Christy Brown because his life shows well what it is like to grow up as a person with a disability in society. Also, one of the main reasons why I have decided to write about him is because his life shows what it is like to…

Cerebral Palsy: The Never Ending Journey Every day many children, teens and adults struggle and fight to make the best of living with cerebral palsy, most of them never quitting and never losing hope. There are probably many inspirational stories I could tell, but one from my personal experience I knew him growing up, and he was born with cerebral palsy from birth, his being not so severe that he is able to walk on his own. However, he has had a rough time learning to slow down when walking so…

Blue Lives Matter-NYC Held its First Gala Honoring Fallen NYPD Members A local non-profit that transpired into a national campaign to help Law Enforcement Officers and their families during their time of need, held its first annual gala to honor the memory of recent fallen NYPD members. The event, held in Staten Island, brought together over 500 NYPD members, including families of fallen NYPD officers, Russell Timoshenko, WenJian Liu, Rafael Ramos, and recently killed Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo.…

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…

The target population that I choose to focus upon are individuals with Cerebral Palsy, which approximately effects two per thousand children born (Duquette, Guiliano, Starmer, 2015). The first signs often tend to appear at nineteen months, or within the first five years depending on the mildness or severity of the condition, or the type of Cerebral Palsy (CP) (Duquette et al., 2015). These include pyramidal/spastic CP, the most common, and extrapyramidal/ non spastic CP (Duquette et al., 2015).…

Lynston began receiving services at the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Clinic in the spring of 2018 for a speech and language developmental delay disorder due to hearing loss. She attended therapy from 3/5/18 to 4/30/18 once a week for a total of four individual one-hour sessions during the contact period. Lynston’s mother cancelled one session due to bad weather. During the contact period, Lynston typically arrived on time to her sessions accompanied by her mother. She consistently arrived…

Assistive Technology and how it Affects the Lives of those with Cerebral Paralysis Why I chose This Topic I decided to go with this topic because it is something very close to my heart. My grandfather-- my mom’s dad-- was born with cerebral palsy, so I can honestly say I have plenty of experience with it. He was born premature and, in those days, not to mention in Chile, there was very little they could do about the condition. My great grandmother was told he would die in a couple of weeks, if…

Introduction A significant part of one's life is dedicated to communicating with others or in understanding how to do so. An impairment in this ability has dire consequences on the quality of life. Cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder caused by a non-progressive brain injury or malformation that occurs while the child’s brain is under development which primarily affects body movement and muscle coordination. There are also dire effects on communication skills which might add to the…