Optic nerve

Some neurological defects like hydrocephaly, lissencephaly, partial agenesis of the corpus callosum are also reported with the Proteus syndrome. 112 It may cause paraspinal hamartoma. 110 Protuberance of the skull, 113 structural and functional asymmetry of the central nervous system, 114 hydrocephalus and mental retardation are also some features of proteus syndrome. 113 Epilepsy and ohtahara syndrome is diagnosed in children affected by Proteus syndrome associated with infantile spasms,…

The oldest written record of Cannabis was way back in 2727 B.C. from Chinese emperor Shen Nung. The Romans and the Greeks were also known to use Cannabis, which is also commonly referred to as weed. Weed spread throughout the Islamic kingdom reaching the Middle East and Northern Africa. Marijuana spread to the Western hemisphere where it was made available in Spain, then imported to Chile to be used as a fiber. When Cannabis had made it to Northern America, it was used in many ways other than…

Medicinal cannabis; an informative essay Marijuana is made up of dried flowers, leaves and stems of the hemp plant and is also known under the name Cannabis Sativa. Medicinal marijuana has been used as a medicine for thousands of centuries. One of the earliest references that can be found dates back to 2900 BC from The Chinese Emperor Fu Hsi “whom the Chinese credit with bringing civilization to China”(Deitch, 2003) made reference to the Chinese word for cannabis being Ma, stating that it was…

the anterior cavity of the eye (Herlihy, 2014). This fluid has 2 main roles, allows the eye to maintain shape and allows the cornea to stay healthy (Herlihy, 2014). When the pressure builds up it cuts off the supply of blood to the retina and the optic nerve becomes damaged (Herlihy, 2014). While Glaucoma causes blindness another condition of the senses is colour blindness. Colour blindness is due to genetics being passed on by either the mother or the father (Scanlon & Sanders, 2010, p. 225).…

There was snow on the ground, but the sun was still shining and melting the snow. Recently, my dad had been feeling soreness in his arms and legs, but he didn’t think anything of it, just that maybe he need to take it easy. He tried resting, ice packs and heating pads, my mom even tried to find ideas online as to what might be wrong, or what could help. After a few months the pain didn’t go away, it just got worse. Eventually my dad made a doctor's appointment. The doctors didn’t find any big…

Many diverse emotions and physical feelings were involved during my contrived experience. Before simulating monocular vision due to Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAAION), I did not anticipate the increased level of difficulty that certain normal activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) would have on my day. My experience consisted of an eye-patch covering up my left eye for 12 hours. Some of the activities I found to be the more…

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE I wasn’t ready for college after I graduated from high school – I didn’t even now if I wanted to go to college at all. I was always somewhat “sickly” in school – lots of earaches and headaches. My parents took me to the doctors a lot – and I mean a lot – but the doctors could never figure out what was causing the problems. After high school, I wanted a fabulous job, money, independence and to live on my own in Los Angeles (the Big City.) Four months after High School I got…

A genetic disorder is a genetic condition, originally caused by a DNA abnormality. Genetic disorders can be inherited or can form early, in the development of child’s womb. Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that came from a French doctor named, Antoine Marfan. He first discovered it when he noticed a five-year-old girl, with symptoms of Marfan syndrome. He would later go on to describe this disorder. Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissues in many…

Mice are mice. Dogs are dogs. Humans are humans. This should be simple to understand, yet, we live in a world with such a high amount of people believing that cruel, painful testing on innocent animals will have the same outcome for people. The truth is that 95% of the tests that pass through animals proceed to fail in the human body. And why would that be? The two of us are such different species with different body structures and brain functions; therefore, we aren’t correspondent at all. In…

was able to listen to the radio, watch Lynn and observe her steps. Looking back, I can see that I was dividing my attention. My ears were picking up sound waves from the radio, my eyes were watching cousin Lynn cook, my nose (olfactory) (cranial nerve 1) was smelling the creamy pasta. I’m pretty sure my hands were on my hips or holding a piece of mozzarella that I was going to…