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There are six types of generalized seizures. The most common is the Generalized tonic-clonic or “Grand Mal”. This particular seizure happens for a couple of minutes. With loss of consciousness followed by body stiffening “tonic phase” for 30 to 60 seconds then the “clonic phase” of violent jerking for another 30 to 60 seconds. During this seizure the patient my incur injuries such as biting their tongue…

Seizure Affects both sides of the brain Absent Seizure sometimes called petit mal seizures, can cause rapid blinking or a few seconds of staring into space. Tonic-clonic seizures also called grand mal seizures, can make a person: Cry out Lose consciousness Fall to the ground Have muscle jerks or spasms. The person may feel tired after a tonic-clonic seizure. Focal seizures are located in just one area of the brain. These seizures are also called partial seizures. Simple focal…

A reflex is a simple, involuntary, or automatic action that the human body does in response to certain types of stimulation without you even having to think about it. Every healthy person has many different types of reflexes, most of which we are born with. From the beginning newborns automatically know how to root for the breast for feeding or grasp a finger. Reflexes are the most complex motor activities that neonates demonstrate. Infants have dozens of reflexes there are three sets critical…

narcotic that was becoming widespread in the early 1900’s, opiums and heroin were on the rise as well. To add to the many problems of widespread drug abuse, cocaine was being introduced to many tonic’s and beverages as a “cure all” ingredient. The tonics in drug companies were being mixed with opiates and cocaine being distributed to old and young freely as needed. It wasn’t till many years later that the dangers of the drugs being distributed became…

Tonic neck reflex is there from birth and disappears around 4 months, tonic neck reflex example is when you turn an infant head to the side, the side where the face is turned that sides arm involuntary straightens and the opposite side arm bends. Another reflex which is there from birth is…

century. In his article, Emotion and Meaning in Music, Leonard B. Meyer gives the following chord progression as an example of the expectation of resolution (example 1). When listening to this harmonic sequence, it is expected that it ends with the tonic, C major. In the experiments by Doelling and Poeppel, they found that the brain activity of the participants were in sync with the music in the auditory cortex. This demonstrates the brain’s ability to recognize rhythmic patterns and the beat…

In this paper I will explore the history of cocaine and its emergence into today’s society. I will also discuss the side effects of cocaine abuse, and addiction. Cocaine is a stimulant that has been around for thousands of years. The emergence of cocaine began with its origin in Peru, dating as far back as 2500 BC (Hansen, Venturelli, & Fleckenstein, 2012). According to history, cocaine use appeared in three stages with its recent, major stage of existence occurring in the 1980s. During the…

to pick up. At times it seems the piece is in a duple meter, but it is only when the oboe comes through, that I sense an ounce of “triple-ness”. While the piece maintains a major mode, it seems to jump around between keys. While trying to find the tonic, it found myself humming several different notes through the whole piece. A very nice aspect of this piece is that Beethoven introduces something by adding a piece within a piece. Though this section is short, it offers and does a lot to the…

Symptom variations depend on the kind of seizure and are the only visible symptom of epilepsy. There are several distinct types of seizures, and symptoms of each type can affect one person in a way that is different from the next. Seizures typically last from a few seconds to a few minutes. You may be alert during the seizure or lose consciousness. You may not remember what happened during the seizure or may not even realize you had a seizure. Seizures that make you fall to the ground or make…

seizures, the abnormal electrical discharges start in both hemispheres of the brain simultaneously [3]. Generalized seizures are usually divided into several main types, including absence typical (petit mal), absence atypical, myoclonic, clonic, tonic, tonic-clonic (grand mal), and atonic (astatic). Focal seizures are also divided into three main types, including simple, complex, and secondarily generalized seizures [4].…