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Epilepsy

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Epilepsy             Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that induces seizures. It is the fourth most common neurological disorder in the world and can cause health concerns beyond just seizures. The seizures experienced by individuals with epilepsy are often sudden without warning. Much like other disabilities, epilepsy is expressed differently in each person, in terms of the severity of their seizures (Epilepsy Foundation, 2014). This blog post will examine the causes, symptoms, and general background of epilepsy.              According to the CDC, 1.2% of the population in the United States in 2015 had epilepsy. This factors out to be around 3.4 million people in the US (CDC, 2018). These individuals all experience seizures, which can take place in different forms. The two groupings of seizures are generalized seizures and focal seizures. Generalized seizu...
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Tourette Syndrome

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Tourette Syndrome             Tourette syndrome can be recognized by uncontrolled movements or sounds in an individual that often manifest themselves as tics. It was first discovered by the French neurologist Dr. Georges Gilles de la Tourette in 1885 (NINDS, 2018). The syndrome usually is detected in childhood and can be seen in a number of different ways, and differs from person to person (NINDS, 2018).             Tourette syndrome is commonly known for the tics that accompany it. These tics can be large or small, and frequent or rare depending on the severity. There are two types of tics that are involved with Tourette syndrome, complex tics and simple tics. Complex tics are often more frequent and coordinated, while simple tics are much shorter and spontaneous. These tics can appear as oral or involving motor skills, such as arms and legs or other parts of the...
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Spina Bifida

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Spina Bifida             Spina bifida is a disorder that occurs while a fetus is still developing. This condition occurs when the spine and the spinal cord are unable to properly grow. Spina bifida also involves the neural tube, which over time develops to create the spinal cord, brain, and the tissue that secures the brain and spinal cord (Mayo Clinic, 2018). Usually the neural tube is created over time, but in individuals with spina bifida, the neural tube is unable to properly form (Mayo Clinic, 2018). This is a disorder that can cause either intellectual or physical disabilities, and the severity of the condition can range (CDC, 2018).              There are three different types of spina bifida. There is spina bifida occulta, spina bifida myelomeningocele, and spina bifida meningocele (Mayo Clinic, 2018). The three forms of spina bifida take differ...
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