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| Post tramatic stress disorder |
Symptoms must:
Last more than 1 month
Cause significant impairment in social, occupational or other areas of functioning |
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benatufal Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:56:33 GMT |
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| diagnostic bias |
More highly schooled patients may score higher on dementia screening |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:23:17 GMT |
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| Brain battering Hypothesis |
More educated people may exercise more and eat healthier leading to healthier brains |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:23:17 GMT |
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| Brain reserve hypothesis |
If you have lots of abilities your are just as likely as anyone else to get alzheimers. You will simply handle the brain plaque buildup better because of intelligence. |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:23:16 GMT |
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| Nun study |
Experiment that looks at letters of nuns in youth in comparison to their mental health at an older age.
Those that had better essays got less alzheimers. |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:21:18 GMT |
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| Protein APP |
Material inside all brain cells that is cut by two alzheimers enzymes. Is a healthy part of the brain until manipulated by alzheimers |
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benatufal Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:26:33 GMT |
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| Neurofibrillary tangle |
The tangle is inside the cells |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:21:18 GMT |
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| Senile plaques |
Sticky gummy material that oozes out into the brain and pushes/destroys the brain cells.
Out and around cells. Outside cells! |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:21:18 GMT |
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| Azheimers effect |
Memory is impaired, but emotional changes also occur. |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:17:30 GMT |
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| amygdalae |
One part of the system in the brain (a crucial part) that controls your emotions. |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:17:30 GMT |
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| Brain stem |
is the lower part of the brain, adjoining and structurally continuous with the spinal cord. The brain stem provides the main motor and sensory innervation to the face and neck via the cranial nerves. Crucial for life |
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benatufal Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:25:20 GMT |
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| Cerebral cortex |
All parts of the brain contained in it. |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:17:30 GMT |
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| Alzheimers Disease Evaluation |
Consult neurologist. Examination of history including family history.
No specific test currently exist. Diagnoses through exclusion |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:14:08 GMT |
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| Mild cognitive impairment |
Cognitive impairment that does not impair instrumental activities of daily life (shopping, finances etc). Can function well in life, but when formally tested their memory is worse than most population. |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:14:08 GMT |
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| Philippe Pinel 1745-1826 |
One of the first men to treat the insane as patients instead of prisoners. 1795 was when it first happened. |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:14:08 GMT |
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| Semantic memory |
general knowledge about the world including new word meanings. |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:10:31 GMT |
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| Episodic memory |
For events that have a specific spatial and temporal context |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:10:12 GMT |
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| Retrograde Amnesia |
The inability to remember what happened before the accident that caused the trauma/memory loss. |
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benatufal Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:45:40 GMT |
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| Anterograde Amnesia |
Memory problem is happening after the event. Cant make new memories |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:10:12 GMT |
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| Hippocampus |
means seahorse (its shaped like one). Deep within the central lobe. Short term memory storage. Crucial memory system attacked by Alzheimer's. |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:14:52 GMT |
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| Temporal lobes |
Very important for memory. 2 on each side of the head. A key component for short term memory |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:08:15 GMT |
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| HM |
Had intractable epilepsy w/ unconsciousness at 9. Was treated with removal of medial temporal lobe by william beecher scoville. Seizures diminished but memory loss occurred. |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:08:15 GMT |
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| Occipital region |
Where the eyes send their messages. Further behind than the cerrebelum. This portion activates when blind people touch things. |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:08:15 GMT |
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| Confabulation |
The formation of false memories or beleifes about the self or environment as a resuly of neuro/psych dysfunction. The confusion of imagination or confused applications of true memories. |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:08:15 GMT |
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| Corpus callusum |
What connects the 2 parts of the brain |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:08:15 GMT |
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| Agnesis |
Means "not there" |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:08:15 GMT |
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| Cerebellum |
part of the brain in the rear that involves balance |
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benatufal Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:08:15 GMT |
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| Macrocephaly |
Syndrome of having an enlarged brain, damage to the cerebellum. |
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benatufal Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:28:06 GMT |
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