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The section that I found most inretesting in this was the entire section Development Disorders. The first disorder they listed was mental retardation. I had never considered that a mental disorder, I always considered it a genetic disorder. After reading the paragraph on it I understand why they considered it under both category.I've always been interest in autistic disorders because of how it affects children and how different it can be from one child to the next. It is sad that its cause is unknown, but they continue to do research on it all the time. I have seen some examples of the applied behavior analysis and it appears to work very well. The intense therapy also provides some relief for the parents. On the flip side of this the cost for providing all the necessary care for an autism child can be very expensive. Tic disorders which are believed to be caused by a neurotransmitter imbalance. The most common tic disorder is tourette syndrome. I found it amazing that some can keep it suppressed by thinking pleasant thoughts (biofeedback) or by doing something enjoyable. I have seen the embarassment that it causes an individual in public, when they cannot or lose the control of the tics. People move away from them, start talking about them right away (in front of them), and make direct comments to them. There are some medications that can reduce the severity of the tics, dopamine blockers.The most inretesting however, was the section on dementia and Alzheimer's disease. My one grandmother had dementia and the other died of Alzheimer's disease. It is a hard disease to handle, but since I had worked in a skilled nursing facility it was something that I had adapted to well. One of the causes for dimentia is physical insults and one that I think plays a big part in that is environmental changes. Signs of dimentia didn't really show up until my grandmother's environment changed; her car was taken away from her, then she lost her dog, and she was at home alone instead of out socializing like she had her entire life. As each changing environmental factor occured her dimentia seemed to get worse. My grandmother that had the Alzheimer's disease had lived with it for several years and it was hard for her children to deal with the changes that she experienced. The affects of Alzheimer's disease are not only hard on the individual but also on the family. The person not knowing family members, where they are, forgeting so many different parts of their life is not only frustrating to themselves, but upsetting to the family. Research in the area of Alzheimer's disease is on going and every step that they take forward is a great thing. A recent development in a longer lasting radioactive tracer is allowing brain scans to be able to help diagnose the existance of beta-amyloid, the protein plaques that are linked to Alzheimer's disease. These abnormal collections of proteins form neurofibrillatory tangles. The build up of the plaque causes interrupted communication between neurons by neurotransmitters. Acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter that is affected by Alzheimer's disease which affects the memory, muscle tone and learning. High risk for Alzheimer's disease is found in genetics and mutations in chromosomes. This is one of the reasons why I am so interested in any way of preventing, treating or finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease.
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(VISITOR) AUTHOR'S NAME
Sonal
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16 december 2014, 11:22:42
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