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    Elizabeth Otte Case Summary

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    and Joseph Anthony Martinez Sr., the mother and father of infant baby Joseph Lewis Martinez Jr. lived with the father’s elder parents in a small, one brick rancher in Lenexa, Virginia. Elizabeth Otte, who apparently suffers from severe epileptic seizures and blackouts up to 50 minutes, claims that she remembers nothing about the incident besides feeding the child. Is it possible that she could have become so disorientated after a blackout that it caused her to mistaken Joseph Lewis Martinez for…

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    ever seen a bunch of flashing lights and thought that they looked spectacular? Some might be able to look at it with admiration. Some may look away because of how they might react to seeing it. It’s possible that you may faint, pass out, or have a seizure. This may happen to people, and those people probably have epilepsy. Next, epilepsy got its name because of the Greek words “epi - upon” and “lambamein - take hold of” to make the word “epilambanein” which means to hold or seize, later with…

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    by frequent seizure activity; individuals diagnosed with epilepsy have excessive, uncontrolled, electrical discharge of neurons within the brain that can cause temporary loss of consciousness, jerking, muscle rigidity, automatisms, and even complete loss of muscle tone. There exist several different types of seizures; they are divided into two different categories, generalized (both hemispheres of the brain are involved) or partial (only one hemisphere is involved). Tonic-Clonic seizures involve…

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    justified sins and bad behaviour. The turns became grand mal seizures featuring a loss of consciousness and violent muscle contractions. Football in country…

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    nerves cells that regulate cell communication are not produced in the correct amount. When this happens, signaling is not controlled and leads to overstimulation. Some symptoms resulting from this include mild muscle jerks, or larger tonic-clonic seizures. What mainly causes…

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    Epilepsy (seizures) has become a growing concern in many dog breeds today, including Toy Poodles. Epilepsy usually shows up between 2 and 4 years of age. PRA (which stands for progressive retinal atrophy) shows up between 3 and 5 years of age and always progresses…

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    Dog Service Dog Essay

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    blood sugar they will have a hard time using their motor skills. This requires them to get up to get something to bring their sugar up and if they can't it will cause damage or harm. Low blood sugar can cause the diabetics to become sleepy, or have seizures. When they become sleepy than can fall into a coma. When the diabetics fall asleep, the dogs will lick their face until they come to. If the blood sugars become high than it can cause the diabetics harm, by damaging their kidneys or their…

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    The only danger that involves cannabis is the illegalization of it. There are millions of cannabis users in the United States that have been stereotyped as “drug addicts” or “pot heads” by individuals who do not fully understand the positive aspects of this plant. Marijuana can be used for many things, which include medical purposes and to decrease deforestation and pollution. The government is spending too much money that belongs to Americans to prevent legalization, when in fact it can produce…

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    One thing we’re sure about life is that it is constantly changing. People go through many changes in life whether by choice or not. There are positive and negative changes that affect our lives. It can happen in a moment or gradually over time. The most important thing about change is whether you like it or not, you have to deal with it. My life changed in one moment, but I have learned to move forward. On Christmas 2010, I was excited to get the Wii gaming console. As a result, I ended up…

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    there is a stigma against those with Epilepsy as most people assume they have uncontrollable seizures at any given time, and it’s a frightening experience. The stigma surrounding epilepsy and the quote provided above would cause issues in those seeking employment, as employers would be nervous about hiring those with epilepsy as it could be a liability to the company if the employee were to have a seizure and end up hurting themselves. Not being able to seek employment causes a huge social…

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