Neurological disorders

can dream.” There are many different sleeping disorders, especially in this stressful life, where people do not get enough sleep every day. Insomnia, sleep apnea, and cataplexy are just few examples of those disorders. However, many people started to suffer from a quite new sleeping disorder called, narcolepsy. As Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD., states in his article “Narcolepsy Symptoms, Treatment & Remedies” (2015) narcolepsy is a neurological disorder caused by brain's inability to regulate…

United States is greater that then of autism spectrum disorders, Parkinson’s Disease, multiple sclerosis, and cerebral palsy combined. (https://epilepsy.com) Per the American Epilepsy Society 1 in 26 people will develop Epilepsy or recurring seizures in their lifetime” (https://www.aesnet.org). Medical Condition There are multiple definitions of epilepsy. According to the Mayo Clinic “Epilepsy is a central nervous system (neurological) disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal,…

problem At least two way 1) Bio/psycho choice – focuses on treatment – “Even though on we may be firmly convinced that a disorder is biological in character, one may realize that the best way to treat it, at present, is psychologically.” 2) Predisposing/occasioning model – focuses on cause – “Some mental illnesses are widely believed to result from a basic neurological or biochemical abnormality, typically inherited. It is also thought that they are triggered by some event, possibly organic…

the presumption that they are crazy both tie strongly into each other. They both help me understand that social stratification plays a vital role when people perceive others as a deviant (in this case, having a mental disorder). It seems to…

Lanza have been diagnoses with childhood disorder. At the time of the massive Mr. Holmes was diagnosis with schizophrenia and Mr. Lanza with autism. Schizophrenia typically manifests itself between the age of 15 and 45, but the symptoms can be noted in childhood. It had been indicates that autism and schizophrenia share parental risk factors such as maternal infection with fever during pregnancy and share some of the same risk genes and the two disorder may arise from related disruption in early…

Case Study: Suzy Suzy was referred to counseling for an increased anxious state. After our first counseling session, I gained knowledge on her childhood and her current issues she is experiencing. Suzy explains that her mother is addicted to prescription drugs and had overdosed on them when Suzy was a child. Her father left when she was a child and explains his alcoholism. It was evident by observation Suzy is restless, short of breath, sweaty hands, nervous and impaired concentration and…

What exactly is Tourette Syndrome? It's a disorder that causes random spastic and normally strange movements, sounds, words, or even a combination of the three. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, it's "Tourette Syndrome is a rare inherited neurological disorder characterized by recurrent motor and phonic tics (involuntary muscle spasms and vocalizations). It is three times more prevalent in males than in females. Although the cause of Tourette syndrome is unknown, evidence suggests that there…

Delusional disorders have many different causes that have been recorded. Cases have been made that the diagnosis of any type of delusional disorders can be related to gender, age, hereditary genes and even brain damage. The first prominent source of delusional disorders has to do with gender. Gender has been known to be the primary predicting factor in multiple disorders and diseases. For example, in most forms of autism (i.e. Asperger’s) boys are several times more likely to be diagnosed…

While functional imaging is concerned in measuring neurological and cognitive functions such as dementia, structural imaging is used for intracranial illnesses and the nervous system. Examples of structural imaging for schizophrenia are Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Voxel-Based Morphometry…

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a disorder that causes an amino acid called phenylalanine to build up in a person’s body. PKU is caused by a defect in the gene, the PAH gene, that helps to create the enzyme hydroxlase that is responsible for breaking down phenylalanine. Without this important enzyme, a person will build up a dangerously high level of phenylalanine when they eat foods that are high in protein. Babies in the United States are screened for PKU soon after birth. Newborns with PKU…