Dysarthria

1.) Susan is postmenopausal, so there is a higher risk for osteoporosis. She is also not on hormone replacement therapy. Estrogen helps preserve bone mass by inhibiting bone dissolving action of the osteoclast. However, Susan is also active and exercises regularly, so she is less likely to have osteoporosis. Other factors such as bone cancer could have led to the weakening of her bones. 2.) If Susan had bone cancer, the CT scan would reveal the presence of a tumor. The densitometry scan would…

Based on the comparison data that has been compiled from my 3-day food diary on Eatracker, running from March 13th to March 15th, each day I basically ate meals that consisted of the same food with small substitutions between the 3 days. For instance, for breakfast I would have my lemon water and omelet everyday and dinner I would usually have chicken with a side dish that could vary from roasted potatoes, Caesar salad or brown rice and for. Now since most of meals for each day consisted of the…

Myasthenia Gravis Background Myasthenia gravis is a Type II autoimmune disorder in which antibodies form against various types of receptors, kinases, or proteins (1). There are four subtypes of myasthenia gravis, with the most prevalent subtype being due to autoantibodies against the muscle-type acetylcholine receptor, AChR, at the neuromuscular junction (2; 3). The second subtype involves antibodies against the muscle-specific kinase, MuSK, and the third type is due to autoantibodies against…

communication skills which might add to the difficulty in their daily lives. Problems in communication, especially poor speech production, may be a direct result of the motor impairment due to a disturbed neuromuscular control of speech mechanism, i.e. dysarthria (Crary, 1995).The more severe the CP is, the less able the children are to speak and to be understood by family members. Cerebral palsy often affects the language centres of the brain that control speech. In mild cases of cerebral…

Communication is essentially the demonstration of exchanging data starting with one place then onto the next. It is the sharing of messages and having connections between people and/or places. There are variety of communication categories that includes spoken or verbal communication which may contain telephone, face-to-face, television, telephone, radio, and other media; non-verbal communication consists of gestures, body language, how we act or dress; written communication comprises of e-mails,…

a neurologic exam is completed, and results of neuro-imaging studies are completed. Manifestation for stroke is displayed in varying ways, but many times the patient will present with sudden onset of symptoms, weakness, numbness, visual changes, dysarthria, dysphagia or aphasia. The imaging studies, in the form of a CT scan or MRI, allow the doctors to make a well-informed decision to offer thrombolytic therapy for the patient. An initial assessment is important in determining the area of…