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    The National Institutes of Health has a printed consensus statement that clearly notes that the ideal treatment for these problems is total removal of the tumor. But there are other options including incomplete removal or stereotactic radiation therapy. Depending on the type of surgery done if the whole tumor is completely removed then the likelihood of it growing back decreases, but there can still be some down fall based on the type of surgery done. Some down falls include complete loss of…

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    Non Opioid Analysis

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    Opioids analgesics.Non-opioid analgesics, such as NSAIDs or Tylenol, reduce inflammation and/or prostaglandin synthesis and thereby reduce nociceptive stimuli. Opioids reduce nociceptive transmission through inhibition at opioid receptors in the brainstem, spinal cord and perhaps peripheral…

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    The five main parts of the brain are:- Midbrain, Pons Varolii, Medulla Oblongata, Cerebrum and Cerebellum The midbrain is forms part of the brainstem (along with the medulla oblongata and pons varolii). It is responsible for your level of consciousness. The midbrain consists of two stalk-like bans that come out from the base of the cerebrum and lead into the pons varolii. It contains both grey and white matter. The pons varolii is located just below the midbrain and is responsible for…

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    The cerebellum, on the other hand, is involved in controlling movements through coordination, precision, and accurate timing of movement. Unlike the basal ganglia, it does not directly initiate or suppress movement but works by influencing movements by modifying activity patterns of the upper motor neurons. The cerebellum receives its input from the spinal cord in form of mossy fibers that project from the pons and spinocerebellar pathways. Mossy fibers contribute the information necessary for…

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    The human body is a complicated thing. No one realizes what all goes through the mind just to do a simple task. The different anatomical features in the human body are many as are the physiological aspects in which all of these various organs and nerves work together. There are many types of tissues that come together make up the four main systems in the human body. These systems intertwine and jointly work together for a person to eventually phonate, breathe, or just walk around a room. The…

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    Affecting more than 10 million people worldwide, Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic disorder that causes progressive movement debilitation. It has been found that this progressive impairment is due to deterioration of neurons in the substantia nigra; this consequently suppresses the production of dopamine. Because this chemical messenger is what initiates movement, those that suffer from Parkinson’s experience symptoms such as tremors, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability.…

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    Amygdala Analysis

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    us that most cortical projection neurons use glutamate and descending projections of striatum use GABA. This implies that non-GABA-projecting regions of the amygdala are part of the cortex. Furthermore, the CEA projects to visceral centers in the brainstem. Also, the extended cortical division of amygdala contains the cortical amygdalar nucleus (COA) - accessary olfactory bulb input as well as the rest of the COA, the nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract (NLOT), and the areas of main olfactory…

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    Julianne Delio Case Study

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    In this case Julianne Delio wife of Daniel Delio a gentleman who is in a comatose state, petition the court to have her husband’s feeding tube removed. Arguing that it was his wish not the sustain life artificially and to die with dignity. A 33 year old male (Mr. Daniel Delio) slipped in a vegetative state after cardiac arrest during…

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    The most common reason someone would contemplate suicide would a form of a mood disorder. That also includes with or without alcoholism or substance abuse problem, it could also include certain anxiety disorders. Sometimes when someone is so depressed it can get to the point that they will end their lives. Approximately each year, almost five thousand young children from the ages of fifteen and twenty four commit suicide. With females the biggest factor in suicide is the existence of crucial…

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    Risk Factors There are several identified genetic and environmental risk factors for pediatric multiple sclerosis. Some of the identified environmental risk factors include exposure to certain viruses, vitamin D deficiency, and second-hand tobacco smoke exposure. The main genetic risk factors involved in development of pediatric onset multiple sclerosis (POMC) is variation in Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-DRB1 *1501 and familial history [1]. Genetic Risk Factors Familial susceptibility of…

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