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illness. It affects men and women equally. Schizophrenia symptoms start at age 16 to 30.But most of the time after age 45. Symptoms of schizophrenia can be described in two categories: positive symptoms that reflect on distortion of normal functioning and negative symptoms that reflect on reduction of normal functioning. Positive symptoms include: delusion, hallucination, and disorganized speech and behaviour. The first positive symptom of Schizophrenia is delusion.…

called anterior horn cells. Upper motor neurons are also called corticospinal neurons. Motor Neuron Disease Symptoms Motor neurone disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that leads to decreased control of muscle movement and eventually paralysis. Symptoms can be mild at first and a tendency to drop things is often one of the first signs of the condition to develop. Symptoms usually begin in one area of the body. In some forms of the condition, the hands and feet may be the first…

Eczema is usually seen in babies and children, but can also be developed by adults (“What is Eczema”). Eczema is more common than one might think, with the condition affecting “10-20% of infants, and 3% of adults” (“Eczema and Your Skin”). Some common symptoms for eczema include having very sensitive skin, reddish dermatitis, an excessive amount of itching, dark and…

their head. A lot of people who have this illness will cope with their symptoms throughout their lives. Treatment may…

the brain which produces dopamine. Before symptoms occur, roughly 60%-80% of the neurons in the Substantia Nigra have diminished. Dopamine allows for communication between neurons that can control movement. With less dopamine in the brain, a person develops motor symptoms of Parkinson’s. According to the Mayo Clinic, there are microscopic markers in brain cells called Lewey bodies that may provide information on the cause of Parkinson’s.…

I have learned that there are positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Positive symptoms of schizophrenia include exaggeration of normal behavior which then makes the behavior abnormal (Townsend, 2014). For example, delusions are indicators of a false belief such as a higher power trying to control a person’s mind. I think of someone believing that a person is speaking directly to them over the radio in their car. Another example is having a hallucination such as hearing voices in your…

After researching the symptoms, I believe this patient has Scarlet fever. The main symptoms that brought me to this conclusion is that the patient has a fever, and extensive skin rash, peeling of the fingertips, bright red lingual papillae with white coat and pharyngitis with tonsillitis. She also had a positive “strep” test (ASO). Scarlet fever is a bacterial infection caused by group A streptococcus which is also known as group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS) that comes from bacterial…

What is Depression? Depression is clinically diagnosed as a mood disorder that may cause severe symptoms such as a persistent feeling of sadness or impaired concentration. It may have an affect over a person’s mood, behavior and thoughts, which in turn can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems. Major factors that play a role in depression include genetics, neurobiology/chemistry, or life events such as trauma, loss of a loved one, divorce, or any stressful situation. Depressed…

A child diagnosed with autism can suffer from various symptoms that goes along with their disorder. Autism spectrum disorder affects every child differently to where it causes them to have dissimilar symptoms comparing to other autistic children. The complexity of the disorder is what causes each individual to have unalike behaviors and traits. The main symptom of autism is that the person has impaired communication and socialization skills. Children with autism only feel comfortable to…

The symptoms of autism have a wide range and severity. Still, common symptoms include difficulty with communication and social interactions, obsessive interests, and repetitive behaviors “Autism,” 2016). In the TED Talk with Susan Cain, she explains that people who are introverts feel alive…