Deep brain stimulation

Hardware-Related Problems of DBS[12] Deep brain stimulation for the improvement of movement disorders and pain is now a well-established therapy. A strange fact here is that very little has been published on the topic of hardware failure in the treatment of such conditions irrespective of clinical results are. Such device-related problems can cause significant patient morbidity and increased cost of therapy in the form of prolonged antibiotics, in-patient hospitalization, device replacement and…

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), occurs when a blood clot forms within a vein that's deep in your body. It typically forms in either the thigh or the lower leg. It mostly strikes people who spend hours sitting in one place, which is why it happens to airline passengers on long trips. However, commercial or owner operator truck drivers who spend hours on the road sitting in front of a steering wheel are also at risk of getting this condition. Sitting in the driver's seat for hours slows down your…

blood to return to the heart. This eventually causes blood to “pool” in your veins, this is known as stasis. This disease causes swelling, skin changes, and ulcers. CVI most commonly occurs as the result of a blood clot in the deep veins of the legs, a disease known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This disease is more common in adults 60 and older and there are more than 200,000 US cases per year. This disease is genetic, meaning you are at risk if you have a family history of CVI. Chronic…

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…

Have you ever seen an unconscious person? Did it take long to be able to wake them up? Unconsciousness is an unresponsive state that makes the person looks like he is in a deep sleep. In this state the patient is unable to communicate or respond to external stimulation such as shaking or loud sounds. This state of unconsciousness usually last for a few seconds; however, in some cases it can take a longer period of time or become permanent. An example of prolonged unconsciousness is coma.…

was 13 years old when I had my first scientific epiphany. My high school biology class was studying the brain and that day we’d been taught that no new neurons formed during adulthood. I remember reading a copy of MIT's Technology Review magazine that night in my parent's living room. There was a short article about new research on neurogenesis: new neurons formed in some areas of the adult brain. At the time, I was not so much floored by the fact that new neurons formed in adulthood, but that…

for Estelle many aspects must be taken into consideration, such as the prevention of infection such as lung infections like pneumonia, the development of UTI due to having a Foley catheter in place, prevention of muscle wasting, and development of Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) (Arenella, 2014). The plan of care for Estelle would also include…

Eighty-two years old male patient is presented to the emergency room with onset of dyspnea that is made worse by exertion, relieved by rest and oxygen. Patient stated that he did not try any of his home breathing treatments but did use home oxygen. Patient has a significant past medical history of coronary artery disease with two stents, COPD requiring home oxygen at 4lpm, hypothyroidism, and type 3 diabetes. While in the emergency department the patient was placed on a cardiac monitor and an…

in in his lungs. Even though my patient was on deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis and participating in rehabilitation, an ultrasound doppler of his legs revealed four deep vein thrombosis, one in the left knee, left calve, and two more DVTs in the patients right calve. He was transferred to the critical care unit for anticoagulant therapy to try to dissolve the clots and monitor his condition. His diagnosis was multiple Pulmonary Embolisms and Deep vein thrombosis. Besides osteoarthritis the…

occurred in Rot and Ruin is when Benny thinks of his brother, Tom, as a coward for his memory of Tom fleeing the scene when he could have helped save mom in his eyes. Although this isn’t fully true because later on in the story Benny and Tom have a deep conversation about what really happened in the memory. It was mom that told tom to run for she knew that she would become a zom because she saw what her husband had become. This effects the plot by creating character development in Benny. He…