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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
2,654 words... s affected by prenatal alcohol exposure. The last number from South Africa is from recent work done by Phil May and colleagues. References England G, Perham-Hester KA, Gessner BD, Ingle D, Berner JE, Middaugh JP. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in Alaska, 1977 through 1992: An administrative prevalence derived from multiple data sources. American Journal of Public Health. 1998. 88 (5): 781 - 786. Aberdeen IHS Area (1995) MMWR. vol 44 (#): 253 - 261. BDMP (1995): MMWR Vol. 44 (13): 249 - 253. Atlanta,...
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Students With Learning Disabilities
849 wordsSTUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES More often than not, students without learning disabilities often think differently and have different interests from those of their age mates. They usually enter school having already developed may of the basic skills, sometimes to high levels. They have areas of interest that have developed into advanced areas of content. Almost from the day they start school many gifted students begin to sense wariness or rejection because others consider them different. If...
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Frontal Lobe Prefrontal Cortex
1,936 wordsRunning head: SEXUAL PREDATORS BRAIN DAMAGE AND CHILD ABUSE Sexual Predators - Brain Damage and Child Abuse August 04, 2008 Sexual Predators Brain Damage and Child Abuse Introduction Despite numerous theories of sex offending, there is no generally accepted scientific substantiation of why sexual predators behave so. It is very likely that there are a number of independent and different causes, including those caused by brain impairment and brain damage. In case it is true, it suggests that a va...
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Cigarette Smoking Cigarette Smokers
2,633 wordsShould Smoking be Banned? TOPIC STATEMENT: Should Smoking be banned? THESIS STATEMENT: Smoking causes a significant increase in brain atrophy as revealed from the CT scans of chronic smokers indicating that chronic smoking exaggerated age-related brain atrophy and must be banned from cafes and restaurants since passive smokers (people who do not smoke but) who inhale the smoke are also at risk in their health (Kubota et al. , 1987). RESTRICTOR SENTENCE: This paper will examine the overall cognit...
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Part Of The Brain Areas Of The Brain
2,501 wordsNeuropsychology studies the relation between brain function and behavior or human behavior as based on the function of human brain. Although the term itself is relatively new (it dates from the 20 th century), the major ideas of the field covered by it have a rather long history. Its current profile is determined mostly by the brain hypothesis (the brain is the source of behavior) and neuron hypothesis (the unit of brain structure and function is the neuron). A general overview of issues brings ...
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Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease Cerebral Cortex
7,827 wordsDementia is an organic brain syndrome which results in global cognitive impairments. Dementia can occur as a result of a variety of neurological diseases. Some of the more well known depending diseases include Alzheimers disease (AD), multi-infarct dementia (MID), and Huntington's disease (HD). Throughout this essay the emphasis will be placed on AD (also known as dementia of the Alzheimers type, and primary degenerative dementia), because statistically it is the most significant depending disea...
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Cognitive Functioning Football Players
2,954 wordsDespite the high prevalence and potentially serious outcomes associated with concussion in athletes, there is little systematic research examining risk factors and short- and long-term outcomes. Objectives To assess the relationship between concussion history and learning disability (LD) and the association of these variables with neuropsychological performance and to evaluate post concussion recovery in a sample of college football players. Design, Setting, and Participants A total of 393 athle...
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