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    Cerebellum Research Paper

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    to the cerebellum can lead to: 1) loss of coordination of motor movement (asynergia), 2) the inability to judge distance and when to stop (dysmetria), 3) the inability to perform rapid alternating movements (adiadochokinesia), 4) movement tremors (intention tremor), 5) staggering, wide based walking (ataxic gait), 6) tendency toward falling, 7) weak muscles (hypotonia), 8) slurred speech (ataxic dysarthria), and 9) abnormal eye movements (nystagmus).…

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    The Movie Awakenings

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    encephalitis lethargica that spread worldwide. Symptoms of encephalitis begin with high fever, headache, and sore throat. Progression of the disease has symptoms of muscle pain, tremors, slowing of physical and mental response as well as drowsiness. This was portrayed in the beginning of the movie with Leonard Lowe who had tremors in his hand which stopped him from writing and doing simple tasks. L Dopa was an experimental drug that was brought into focus by Arvid Carlsson who showed…

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    lighting. Your affiant conducted a vehicle in the area of Stadium Road. Your affiant approached the vehicle and identified the operator as William F MCDONALD Jr. through a Pennsylvania's drivers license. MCDONALD displayed constricted pupils, facial tremors and exaggerated reflexes while I spoke with him. Your affiant questioned MCDONALD if he was actively taking, using or prescribed any medication or drugs. MCDONALD replied he was not. Your affiant requested the defendant to exit the vehicle…

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    are the MAO-B inhibitors and the dopamine agonists. The drug treatment may effective but it will be reviewed over time to ensure that the patients will receive the best combination as their condition progresses. As the disease progresses and the tremors more severe a surgical intervention therapy or deep brain stimulation (DBS) may be used to offer some relief if the disease doesn’t respond to drugs. The deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…

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    in any way she can think of. What does the setting contribute to the story? What if the story took place in Miani or New York? How might that change it? The setting of San Francisco contributes a unique set of natural disasters, earthquakes and tremors, that can be used by the author both literally and as a metaphor for life. If the story took place in another city, such as Miami or New York, it would change the way the metaphors are presented in the story. For example, the earthquakes may be…

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    Primary motor symptoms include a resting tremor which is a shaking of a hand or foot while the body is at rest. Slow movement also known as Bradykinesia, is another motor symptom. This can effect daily activities like buttoning a shirt or brushing teeth. The gait of a person can also be effected…

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    named James Parkinson’s in 1817 and was first called as shaking palsy. Parkinson’s disease has been around for a very long time and dates to around 5000 B.C. There are different conditions and problems that are like Parkinson’s disease like Essential tremor, Lewy-body disease, Multiple system atrophy and Progressive supranuclear palsy. These can be mistaken for Parkinson’s disease do with their similarities symptoms the abbreviation to Parkinson’s disease is Parkinson's disease. PD comes in…

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    they may all share the same symptom, such as tremors, bradykinesia, rigid muscles, speech changes, and many others. Parkinson’s disease affects the body’s motor system greatly. There are four motor symptoms that are considered cardinal in Parkinson’s. The symptoms being tremor, rigidity, slowness of movement, and postural instability. Tremor is the most notable one; a shaking that usually begins in a limb, or in the hand or fingers. A pill-rolling tremor occurs when there is constant back and…

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    disorientation, tremor,…

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    Progressive Diseases

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    advances gradually and may only start with a small tremor. Like ALS, there is no current cure for Parkinson's disease, but there are many medications that may decrease the symptoms. Some of these symptoms that patients may face are: slowed movement (bradykinesia), muscle stiffness, impaired posture or balance, loss of automatic movements (such as swinging arms while walking, blinking, smiling, etc.), and difficulty in writing because of the tremor. Along with these symptoms, many of those with…

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