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Head Shakes and Dystonia Many people with dystonia experience head shake especially if the dystonia is affecting their neck. People often ask us about the difference between head shaking caused by essential tremor and that caused by dystonia. In this article Prof Karim explains what the differences are and how to tell if it is dystonia or not. A majority of the world’s population at some point use their head and neck muscles in order to carry or transport heavy goods. To do this, the control of…

The Influence from the Head of Alexander to the Head of Bodhisattva Two sculpture pieces, the Head of Alexander and Head of Bodhisattva, was created in two different time and location, but two pieces are similar in more way than just being two head sculpture from a long time ago. The marble sculpture, Head of Alexander, dated to the 2nd century, was found during excavation at the Lower Agora in Pergamon in Turkey. This is the style of portraits made by the sculptor Lysippos, who was the only…

players have been diagnosed with this disease. Unfortunately, of those players some have taken their own lives because of this horrendous disease. This disease is most commonly related to American football. The players undergo constant hits to their heads throughout the sport. Although…

1) How would you be a valuable Head lifeguard? Knowing that having the title of head lifeguard comes with additional responsibility and dedication on top of regular lifeguard duties, I believe that I am more than qualified not only with my skills as a regular lifeguard, but my ability to be a leader, communicate with others, and have a strong sense of responsibility. Not only would I utilize my strengths to be a responsible and dedicated head lifeguard, but I would also strive to set an example…

sculptural severed heads. Whether they be cast in bronze, carved from marble or stone, or formed from rare precious metals and gems, much of the culture and events can be derived from these findings, many of which were a-‘head’ of their time. The first piece to be highlighted is, uncoincidentally, also the first accurate depiction of a human face ever discovered by archaeologists: the Warka Head or, alternatively, the Mask of Warka. A lot of mystery surrounds this particular head. It stands…

Introduction: Head motion is one of the major sources of artifacts in functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Head motion is said to cause large spatially varying changes in the signal intensity of the BOLD signal, making it very difficult to separate neuronal activations from the motion artifact. Realignment corrects the changes in brain position, but it does not take into consideration the changes in the image intensity associated with motion. Head Motion, particularly in the direction…

system of government, we will find out that Canada has Constitution Monarchy political system which Malta Valletta states that “The Constitution Act, 1867 vests executive government and authority of and over Canada in The Queen, Canada’s sovereign and Head of State. […] The Governor General is the representative of The Queen in Canada, and exercises the power and functions of the…

effectiveness of headgear is not simple. For instance, O’Sullivan and Fife (2016) state that “Our results display that increases in the thickness of headgear padding did not always correspond with a reduction in head acceleration” (p. 6). Ultimately, current headgear is not efficient in preventing head trauma for amateur athletes. Reason…

know. Head Start is a great program for any child, it teaches many life skills. I’m glad we did this interview because it made me realize how important Head Start is for children. The first parent I interviewed was my neighbor back in George, Iowa. Her name is Carla Rokusek, she has three kids. A six year old girl, a 5 year old boy, and another 1 year old little boy. Her daughter was already in the Head Start program and her son is in it right now. I asked Carla why her kids where in the Head…

Head Trauma has recently become a great concern in the medical field and especially encircling the medical field with ties to sports. Concussions have become an injury that the medical world has become very aware of and very cautious of because of the effects of them. A concussion is “a traumatic brain injury caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head…damaging the brain cells and creating a chemical change in the brain” (United States Department of Health, 2015). A study, published in the Indian…