Focus on Case Studies in Neurology For this assignment you will respond to three case studies. PLEASE USE ATTACHED PROJECT TE
Focus on Case Studies in Neurology
For this assignment you will respond to three case studies. PLEASE USE ATTACHED PROJECT TEMPLATE TO COMPLETE ASSIGNMENT.
What is a Case Study?
“A case study is a narrative used to help you practice real-life analysis and communication skills. It is a learning tool that provides readers with “enough detail…to understand the nature and scope of the problem, and…serve as a springboard for discussion and learning” (O’Rourke, 2007, p. 391).
Use your textbook and academic resources from the Library to support your responses.
Access the Library directly from Course Resources for this class, or through the student portal. Be sure to cite and reference all your sources. The Library has a feature that allows you to automatically create an APA formatted reference.
Your completed case study should be between 750–1000 words, and all sources must be properly cited using APA format.
- Amy is cooking dinner for her family. She moves to pull a pot off the stove and accidently touches the burner. She reflexively pulls her finger away from the stove and immediately feels the pain.
- Which receptor neuron is responsible for sending information from her finger to her peripheral nervous system?
- Is this receptor neuron, an afferent or efferent neuron?
- Explain where the information from the receptor neuron is sent and how does it result in Amy moving her finger away from the stove.
- How many neurons are typically involved in this response? What are the names of these neurons?
- Evolutionarily, why do you think the human body has this system in place?
- What might happen if we did not have this response?
- Glen, who is 45 years old, begins to notice that his hands shake (tremors) when he is performing everyday tasks such as signing his signature. His family members have noticed that he also has muffled speech and tends to shuffle when he walks. He is diagnosed with Early Onset Parkinson’s disease.
- What is Early Onset Parkinson’s disease?
- What specific cell type is affected in Parkinson’s disease?
- What is dopamine? What effects does dopamine have on the body?
- Explain the structure of a synapse and why Glen’s neurologist would prescribe him a dopamine agonist?
- Glen has genetic testing performed and it is determined that he does carry an autosomal dominant mutation in the SNCA gene associated with Early Onset Parkinson’s disease. Glen has three children. Would you advise his children to have genetic testing performed to determine if they also carry the disease mutation? Why or why not?
- Patricia, who is 37 years old, discusses with her physician recent symptoms that she has experienced including blurred vision, numbness in her fingers and face, dizziness, fatigue and weakness. The physician performs multiple neurological tests and she is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS).
- What is MS?
- Is MS a disease of the central or peripheral nervous system?
- What is the main cell structure affected in MS?
- How is the action potential of a neuron affected in MS?
- The origins of MS are not clear. What do scientists hypothesize to be the causes of MS?
Your assignment should be written in an essay format. The assignment requires you to include details from research including the course materials and sources you locate on your own. Remember to use APA format to cite your sources of information, both within parenthetical citations and also within a reference page at the end of the project.
Basic Writing Requirements:
- Between 750–1000 words not counting the title or reference pages.
- Include a title page, double space, font size 10 or 12.
- Include a well-developed introduction and conclusion
- Provide exceptional content.
- Demonstrate superior organization: use logic.
- Free of grammar and spelling errors.
- No evidence of plagiarism.
- Use the APA style for all citations.
Title
Your Name
Course
Date
Case Study 1
Please note that your project should be written in essay format. You should begin by including a general introductory sentence(s) restating the background of the case study. You want to write your essay as if the reader does not know the assignment instructions and is understandable to a new reader. Your answers for each case study should be written in 2-3 paragraphs.
Scoring Guide Expectations:
1. Identifies receptor neuron responsible for sending information from her finger to her peripheral nervous system. (3 pts)
2. Determines if the receptor neuron is an afferent or efferent neuron. (3 pts)
3. Explains where the information from the receptor neuron is sent and how it results in Amy moving her finger away from the stove. (6 pts)
4. Identifies how many neurons are typically involved in this response. (3 pts) Lists the names of these neurons. (3 pts)
5. Describes why evolutionarily the human body has this system in place. (4 pts)
6. Describes what might happen if we did not have this response. (3 pts)
Helpful Guidance for Case Study 1:
· You will want to read Chapter 7 of the textbook.
· The Unit 5 and 6 seminars will also be very helpful for this case study. The archived seminars are available to you as well as the handouts in Doc Sharing.
· In particular, for this set of questions, please read over pages 194-195.
Case Study 2
You should begin by including a general introductory sentence(s) restating the background of the case study.
Scoring Guide Expectations:
1. Describes Early Onset Parkinson’s disease. (4 pts)
2. Identifies the specific cell type affected in Parkinson’s disease. (3 pts)
3. Defines dopamine. (2 pts)
4. Explains the effect that dopamine has on the body. ( 4 pts)
5. Explains the structure of a synapse (4 pts)
6. Explains why Glen’s neurologist would prescribe him a dopamine agonist. (4 pts)
7. Describe how you would advise Glen's children on genetic testing. (4 pts)
Helpful Guidance for Case Study 2:
· You will want to read Chapter 7 of the textbook.
· The Unit 6 seminar will also be very helpful for this case study. The archived seminars are available to you as well as the handouts in Doc Sharing.
· For question 4, see page 181 of the textbook.
· For question 5, there are 3 parts to a synapse. Also, see page 180 of the textbook.
· For question 7, you want to discuss some of the ethical and emotional issues related to genetic testing for early detection of a debilitating disease? See page 188 of the textbook where a similar situation is discussed relating to Alzheimer’s disease. The issues are similar for Parkinson’s disease.
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Case Study 3
You should begin by including a general introductory sentence(s) restating the background of the case study.
Scoring Guide Expectations:
1. Describes multiple sclerosis (MS). (5 pts)
2. Identifies whether MS is a disease of the central or peripheral nervous system. (3 pts)
3. Identifies the main cell structure affected in MS. (4 pts)
4. Explains how the action potential of a neuron is affected in MS. (7 pts)
5. Describes the various scientific hypotheses for the causes of MS. (6 pts)
Helpful Guidance for Case Study 3:
· You will want to read Chapter 7 of the textbook.
· For question 3, please note that the answer is a cell structure. You should name the structure and the cell that develops the structure.
· For question 4, read pages 178 and 179 of the textbook. This should be a detailed explanation.
· Fore question 5, you should provide a detailed discussion on the various hypotheses for the causes of MS.
References:
Ireland, K. (2013). Visualizing human biology (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons.
You should have additional references as well as the textbook.
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