Vagus nerve stimulation

Parkinson’s disease By: Arielle Kim Approximately ten million people worldwide live with Parkinson’s disease, a chronic and progressive neurological disorder that affects the way you move. This disease can span from a couple years to one’s entire lifetime, worsening as time progresses. Parkinson’s is typically found from the age 60 and onward, but it can also affect people of younger ages. Parkinson’s disease has many symptoms that affect the human body and mind, but the five most recognizable…

My field of study, physical therapy, betters humanity in many ways. The field of physical therapy is known for returning patients to their maximum level of physical function. In most cases, patients do physical therapy in place of surgery. The physical therapist assistant (PTA) administers the provision of components of the physical therapy treatment. Depending on the needs of the patient, components of a patient’s interventions may be directed to the PTA, instead of the physical therapist.…

Introduction I have to admit that when I first started this journey, I did not understand the concept of achieving a majestic moment; I can’t quite remember basking in many of these types of moments. A majestic moment seems to be explained a temporary and often self-scene short minute of utopia or completeness. These experiences as described by Neck and Manz (2013), are self-rewarding, naturally rewarding, and self-induced. Neck and Manz (2013) also suggested that these moments can also be…

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), the procedure of placing stimulating electrodes into targeted brain structures, was first introduced in 1987 (Benabid et al. 1991; Benabid et al. 1987). There are several theories explaining the efficacy of DBS, (Chakrabarti et al. 2014; Frost et al. 2009; Halpern et al. 2007; Pereira et al. 2007), but ample evidence exists on the safety and efficacy of DBS in Parkinson’s Disease (PD), leading to expanded indications for DBS including benign tremors, dystonia,…

The purpose of this document is to explain the success of employee engagement and recognition programs and the increased motivation, loyalty and productivity they have on an organization. The implementation of a company-wide, reward and recognition program at XYZ, Inc. would improve engagement of staff with the goal to improve the high turnover XYZ, Inc. is experiencing. I propose XYZ, Inc. establish a recognition plan, which would be rolled out across the organization to help solve turnover and…

deep brain stimulation can be considered the answer to this deadly brain disorder. There has been an observation that most people do reduce medication after undertaking…

Proper citation of the images was used and the photos showing equipment or products in this the presentation does not constitute a product endorsement by the presenter. The conclusion of this presentation was determined solely by the presenter. Write your name on the top of the paper provided and answered the following questions: 1. Do you think that early mobilization of critically ill patients is safe? 2. What are the perceived barriers of early mobilization? 3. Who should be included in the…

Essential Tremor A tremor is trembling or shaking that you cannot control. Most tremors affect the hands or arms. Tremors can also affect the head, vocal cords, face, and other parts of the body. Essential tremor is a tremor without a known cause. CAUSES An essential tremor has no known cause. RISK FACTORS You may be at greater risk of essential tremor if: • You have a family member with essential tremor. • You are age 40 years or older. • You take certain medicines.…

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a surgical procedure used to treat a variety of disabling neurological symptoms, most commonly symptoms, of Parkinson’s disease. This specific procedure is used to treat individuals whose symptoms cannot be controlled my medication alone (Breit et al, 2004). DBS uses a surgically implanted, battery-operated medical device called an implantable pulse generator (IPG) to deliver electrical stimulation to specific areas in the brain that control movement, thus…

Title Anatomical variation of the superior thyroid artery and its relation to the external laryngeal nerve. Introduction The thyroid gland is the largest endocrine gland located in the anterior triangle of the neck. It consists of two lobes, right and left, connected by an isthmus in the middle. The thyroid gland is mainly supplied by the superior thyroid artery, the first branch of the external carotid artery, and the inferior thyroid artery, a branch of the thyrocervical trunk of the…