Seizure trigger

to reduce the amount of hallucinations that are seen (Comer, 2014, pg. 52). Some other forms of treatment options would be ECT, which stands for electroconvulsive therapy. In this type of therapy, patients actually have their brains induced into a seizure and according to the clients, it reduces the amount of depression that they are feeling (Comer, 2014, p.52). With these therapies, the patient’s body is actually undergoing physical change and can result in a positive change regarding the…

This is a “gradual buildup of a brain protein called tau. Just as with Alzheimer’s patients, where accumulation of plaques and tau tangles can space out healthy brain tissue and let nerve connections wither away, damage caused by concussions can trigger the accumulation of tau in cases, eventually forming deposits large enough to interfere with key functions such as learning, planning and organization”, (). These types of injuries can alter lives and change the thinking of many in the worst…

regimen. Lifestyle changes that can treat depression include exercise, nutrition, sleep, social support, and stress reduction. Regular exercise can be as effective as medication. Exercise boosts serotonin, endorphins, and other brain chemicals. It also triggers new brain cells and connections, just like antidepressants do. Eating well is important for physical and mental health. When you eat small meals that are well balanced you will help keep your energy up and will minimize mood swings. Sleep…

“Oh, I’m have to keep my room organized. I am so OCD.” Commonalities such as this one are frequently misused by many people - most of whom are people who do not even have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder or simply have not been educated about what the disorder actually is. OCD is oftentimes seen as simply a facet of every person’s personality that makes him or her desire to keep things clean or organized a certain way. Although a symptom of some people’s OCD can be related to organization, their…

cannot be attributed entirely to genetics. The theory that parental practices are responsible for autism has been disproven. While current science diminish vaccinations as a cause, members of the National Autism Association feel that vaccinations can trigger or worsen autism in some individual. Members of the National Autism Association also feel that an overly aggressive vaccination schedule linked with toxic adjuvants in vaccines could affect those who have a family history of autoimmune…

This week’s readings introduced many aspects of crime that touch closer to home. Many students may be reading this same textbook, though I expect that we relate to these topics differently, some grasp our attention more and others, standing to be more significant to our lives and fears. This week we were introduced to the economic repercussions of crimes along with the fear of knowing that some serial murders are so cunning that they simply seem to disappear. The reason many types of physical…

reason to why he was going to get shocked. Due to Robert’s polish decent, he was not able to speak proper English so when the officers approached him at the scene he refused to follow the directions, which resulted constable Benjamin Robinson to trigger the taser to Robert. After he fell they kept tasering him which caused his death shortly after. The officers did not try hard enough to communicate with them and they just jumped to conclusions thinking that he was going to do something harmful.…

Based off of a real incident in the history of healthcare, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman retells of the prolonged suffering undergone by Lia Lee, an American born Hmong child afflicted with epilepsy; for the Hmong, the illness ‘epilepsy’ is termed as “soul loss” and warrants her a chance at becoming a renowned shaman in her community. Lia was born to parents Foua and Nao Kao Lee, and unlike the rest of her older siblings, was born in a Californian hospital with access…

Out of love, parents sometime resort to physical punishment. Most parents belief that it is the one thing needful so as to convict the children’s bad behavior. It has been defined as “the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience bodily pain or discomfort so as to correct or punish the child’s behavior” (Holinger,2015). This includes: spanking, hitting, pinching, squeezing, paddling, whipping, smacking, slapping, washing a child’s mouth with soap, making a child…

having the flashing colors, many of these games are banned for consumers because of the major effect that it can cause a person or child to have photosensitive epilepsy. Photosensitive epilepsy is an indosed seizure that is cause by flashing lights and also hours playing video games can trigger the epilepsy (Photosensitive epilepsy.) Although there is no evidence that the games cause aggressive behavior, Tom McGrath conducted a study that found four out of five best-selling video games released…