Cerebellum

Room 337, an 85- year old widowed white female, presented six days ago to Lynchburg General Hospital with complaints of dizziness and falling. She has a past medical history of hypertension, chronic CHF, asthma and hypothyroidism. After the conduction of lab testing, Room 337 was diagnosed with syncope. Her syncope was most likely a result of insufficient O2 delivery to the brain caused by a decreased CO produced by the weakening of her heart muscle. Despite hypertension medications, Room N337’s…

Scientists believe that this occurs because the cerebellum signals the “body to automatically freeze” when danger is perceived (Bergland, 2014, p.1). Both behavioral reactions can also cause some of the physiological changes the person feels. For example, their heart rate can increase from running away from danger or their palms can get sweaty from thinking of something negative occurring. Furthermore, if the feeling of fear persists for a long time, it can start affecting how the individual…

Old age can be characterized by many factors including both physical and mental. These characters are not any stereotypes. Some marks of old age can vary from person to person depending on life situations. There are also some universally accepted general characteristics too. Late adulthood can be the best part of one’s life, or it can turn out to be a very hard part of life. The onset of diseases is not something many have a choice in. During late adulthood, the skin continues to lose elasticity…

The tumor development recognition framework comprises of two fundamental stages: preparing and discovery. The preparation stage is made out of two stages. In the first place, picture enrollment and division are led on the mind pictures. Second, tetrahedral cross sections are built for the portioned mind and tumors, individually. In our study, mind is sectioned by an edge identification. This technique synergistically consolidates the Active Appearance, Live-Wire, and GC strategies to exploit…

phenotypes including cerebellar hypoplasia, retinal dystrophy and nephronophthisis (a cystic kidney disease)” (Investigating Embryonic Expression Patterns and Evolution, 2012). Cerebellar hypoplasia is defined as a neurological condition in which the cerebellum is under developed. This condition is present at birth and can be seen and identified with an MRI. There is no standard treatment for this abnormality, the symptoms are treated and serves as more of a supportive approach (NINDS…

quadriplegia and paralysis of all voluntary movements except eye movement(2). The most common cause of locked-in syndrome is stroke which damages the pons, a part of the brainstem that contain neuronal pathways between the cerebrum, spinal cord, and cerebellum. Moreover, there are less frequent causes that affect the pons such as hemorrhages, thrombosis, traumas, and tumors(2). Finally, treatment of locked-in syndrome depends on the main cause of the disorder. For example, thrombosis is treated…

The first thing I noticed about this facility was how the staff interacted with each other. The staff, including the nurses, occupational therapists, and techs greeted one another in the hallways, made jokes, and in general were always friendly with each other. The staff was also very respectful to the patients. At this facility it is noticeable that they try and build a relationship with the patients. After a patient has been there for a few weeks it is easy to see the familiarity in the way…

it has neurons in it supporting cells called the glia ("What is the Nervous System" 1). Glia are connective tissue that have many different cells associated with neurons. The brain is made of of four basic parts: the brain stem, the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the diencephalon. The brain stem is found in the space separating the pons and the spinal cord and is only about one inch long. The cerebrum is the largest…

profound memory loss symptom of this disorder is anterograde amnesia. Anterograde amnesia means that an affected individual cannot form new memories (Butters & Cermak, 1980). Anterograde amnesia usually affects different areas of the brain such as the cerebellum (important for motor learning), prefrontal cortex (important for working memory), and temporal lobes (important for declarative memory and forming connections of new information for consolidation) (Gazzaniga, Heatherton & Halpern,…

These tend to stick out in terms of physical appearance but cannot be the only determinant in diagnosing FAS. Other disorders may share similar features as FAS.3 Due to these three factors FAS is easier to recognize, but others which fall under FASD, such as ARND, may be more difficult because only limited neural problems may be present. Also, to accurately confirm conditions such as ARND requires knowledge that alcohol was consumed during pregnancy.9 To acquire this helpful information has…