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In the early hours of the morning, Poonam, 10, (right) is sitting next to her sister Jyoti, 11, (left) while waiting for Indian chai tea and breakfast inside the family's newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-affected colonies in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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Sometimes a picture has the power to turn fate around:
In August 2009, I began visiting urban colonies in the city of Bhopal, central India, to document the severe illnesses faced by children as a result of contaminated water. As a consequence to the 1984 tragedy, around 100,000 people are now chronically ill from the effects of the gas leak, while tainted drinking water has affected thousands more.
Toxic waste – buried around the former factory – has penetrated the underground aquifers, harming the health of nearby dwellers. As a grim result, children are increasingly faced by severe disorders. Living with his family in a rundown shack made of bare soil and cow dung, one such victim is Sachin, now 20, and suffering from leg paralysis.
On a fateful day, during one of my regular visits to his home, heavy rain began to fall. His youngest sister, Poonam, then 6, was revelling in the rain to curb the scorching summer heat.
I started taking pictures immediately.
A frame from that propitious moment was later assigned numerous recognitions, including a 5000 USD grant from ‘The Photographers Giving Back Awards’ - in Sweden - to implement a long-term plan for the wellbeing of Poonam, 11 in 2014, and designed to assist her family overcome extreme poverty.
Born ‘unlucky’, with a tiny sixth toe on each foot, her father superstitiously believed she brought misfortune upon their lives.
Today, Poonam dreams of becoming a teacher, like the ones practicing in her small private school, a short walk away from the family’s newly-built home – made of solid bricks. Along with her sister Jyoti, 12, she regularly attends lessons. (Year 5 Elementary in 2014-2015)
I have witnessed the passion that is moving this family along, and how a single possibility for change was able to spark in them such a vibrant enthusiasm for life.
Poonam’s fairytale is far from over: time after time, I intend to witness her blossoming into a teenager, an emancipated woman, and later into a loving wife and mother.
In 2011, the total European market for neurological devices was valued at €628.3 million. Market growth will be driven by the continued acceptance of endovascular techniques and neuromodulation devices, increases in the aging population and technological advancements. www.bharatbook.com
Aadite, 9, a boy suffering from a severe neurological disorder and malnutrition, is watching cartoons while lying on a bed inside his home in Kabit Pura, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India, site of the infamous 1984 gas tragedy. The poisonous cloud that enveloped Bhopal left everlasting consequences that today continue to consume people's lives. Aadite's father, Raju, a 1984 gas survivor, died in March 2013 at the age of 32, due to lungs failure. Aadite now lives in a small room with his mother, Lakshmi, 29, who works six days a week as a cleaner, his two sisters Mayuri, 12, Mahag, 7, and his younger brother Anuj, 5. None of the siblings in this family is attending school or any kind of practical education.
"Life for Lucy" was an event held on 5th May 2007 to raise funds for research into Rett syndrome. This complex neurological condition affects Lucy and about 1 in 10,000 girls and, extremely rarely, boys. For more information see the RETT SYNDROME ASSOCIATION UK website.
Wounded Warriors from the 2014 Warrior Games Chairman's Cup Champions and members who participated in Invictus Games visited West Point Cadets, staff and faculty, Dec 4. In October, the Army team won the Chairman’s Cup for the first time, breaking a four year streak by the Marine Corps team. The Chemistry Life Sciences Department gave the Warriors an overview of projects including neurological and bone regeneration, and bio-materials research and that are currently funded through the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP). The Civil and Mechanical Engineering Department gave a presentation on their innovative research to help soldiers operate more efficiently in combat environments. The team capped off their visit with a pep talk to the Army Black Knight Football Team as they prepare to face the Naval Academy in the 115th Army Navy Game.
(Photos by: William Bunce/ USMA DPTMS VI)
Diana X. Bharucha-Goebel, M.D., assistant professor of neurology at Children’s National Health System and clinical collaborator in the Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section of the Neurogenetics Branch at NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, speaks at the 2017 Rare Disease Day at NIH.
Credit: Daniel Soñé Photography, LLC
Artist: Richard Dubinsky, MD, MPH, Department of Neurology Professor and Senior Educational Consultant
Vice-Chair for Outpatient Neurology
Category: craft, woodworking
Artist Statement on the theme Transformed and Transcended: This is the first dresser that I have made, so for me it was a large undertaking. The wood is construction lumber from a local big box store. The height of the piece was determined by a comfortable height to change a baby’s nappie. The rest of the proportions were worked out using a caliper. The simple, classical, proportions are noted on the plan. This was the only drawing before I started work. I was under a bit of deadline to get it finished before it was needed. Like many amateur crafts people. My first cradle was done by the time our child was too big to use it. This piece should survive many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
The vet nurse guessed that this red headed sparrow sustained some kind of neurological damage (versus, say, a broken neck).
Neighborhood kids brought yet another wild creature to my front door on July 4th. The two had been riding bikes and had noticed this tiny bird lying in the grass below a tree. One of the kids scooped it up into his oversized t-shirt (the other, Nancy, telling me that she showed him how not to put his hands all over it, just like I'd showed her last year during the Incident of the Fallen Baby Birds).
We were having a downpour at the time, but I nestled the wounded sparrow into a towel, popped on some Birkies and headed to the nearer of the two emergency vet clinics I'd guessed might be open on a public holiday.
While I drove I had the towel next resting on my lap both so I could keep checking the health status of our tiny patient and also so that ... well, maybe it's the mom in me. Gotta keep 'em close, y'know? Just as I turned into the vet clinic parking lot, the sparrow had a surprising surge of freaked-out energy and spastically flew around the inside of my car, escaping the towel nest, escaping my hands, scaring the crap out of me, and eventually settling underneath the driver's seat. So I hung there, half-in, half-outside the car, reaching underneath the seat to retrieve the frightened and obviously wounded bird.
Once inside the vet clinic we did a wild critter hand-off, I filled out the paperwork based on the little information I had on the creature, and I apologized for not being able to make a donation this time around. The gal at the counter was very kind, thanking me and insisting that the little bird will be fine after a little TLC and a few days.
Neurology in Clinical Practice brings you the most current clinical neurology through a comprehensive text, detailed color images, and video demonstrations. Drs. Daroff, Fenichel, Jankovic and Mazziotta, along with more than 150 expert contributors, present coverage of interventional neuroradiology, neurointensive care, prion diseases and their diagnoses, neurogenetics, and many other new developments. Online at www.expertconsult.com, you'll have access to a downloadable image library, videos, and the fully searchable text for the dynamic, multimedia content you need to apply the latest approaches in diagnosis and management.
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Bunch of people camp together in this spot every year, making chili on Saturday night for sale and having a great time. Fun bunch!
National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic
March 28 – April 2, 2010 Snowmass Village, Colorado.
This event is the world leader in promoting rehabilitation by instructing Veterans with disabilities in adaptive Alpine and Nordic skiing, and introducing them to a number of other adaptive recreational activities and sports. For many newly injured Veterans, including many injured in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Clinic offers their first experience in winter sports and gives them the inspiration to take their rehabilitation to a higher level. Participants include Veterans with spinal cord injuries, amputations, traumatic brain injuries, neurological challenges, and visual impairments.
Color of Life Color Conceals: Cuttlefish are excellent examples of cryptic coloration. Chromatophores in the cuttlefish skin are controlled neurologically, allowing almost immediate color change disappearing into its background right before your eyes.
Ref: California Academy Color of Life exhibit 2015
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Sepiida
Family: Sepiidae (Cuttlefishes, shell internalized)
Genus/species: Sepia bandensis
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS:. ISepia bandensis has 8 arms with rows of suckers along each and 2 feeding tentacles. It moves by the undulation of lateral fins that surround the body. Cuttlefish have an internal shell within their bodies that they can fill with more or less gas to create neutral buoyancy. The cuttlebone is often collected and used as a calcium supplement, beak sharpener, and all-purpose toy for caged birds.
Like most cephalopods, cuttlefish have 3 hearts. Two hearts pump blood to the gills, and a central heart pumps oxygenated blood to the body.
Length: 5 cm–10 cm
DISTRIBUTION/HABITAT: The Indo-Pacific region, including the Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
Found in shallow coastal waters near or on coral reefs or sandy substrates.
DIET IN THE WILD: Crustaceans and fish. The Cuttlefish changes colors and patterns as it approaches prey then ejects its feeding tentacles to capture its prey with its suckers and eating it with a parrot-like beak and a radula. Active diurnally.
ACADEMY DIET: Shrimp and crab (M Avila, staff biologist)
LONGEVITY: Life span: 6 mos. to 3 yrs.
REMARKS: Masters of camouflage, cuttlefish and most cephalopods can change their colors, shapes and textures in seconds to avoid predators and blend into their surroundings. They have keen vision, but are color blind.
They also produce large amounts of ink, both as a decoy and foul-tasting deterrent. Known as sepia ink, after the genus name of cuttlefish, it was a dye once prized by artists.
The Steinhart Aquarium is the first institution in the U.S. to breed dwarf cuttlefish. To date, (2010) more than 350 have hatched at the Academy, most of which have been sent to other aquaria and research institutions. Quote from Rich Ross, Academy biologist and cuttlefish breeder extraordinaire: Over time, [cuttlefish] learn to recognize and respond to you, and will often greet you when you walk into the room (or maybe they just know you bring the food). They are smart, beautiful and unusual, and unlike certain other eight-armed cephalopods (think octopus), they don’t try to escape from your aquarium!
LOCATION; Waterplanet Defense section
References
California Academy Color of Life exhibit 2015
The Marine Biology Coloring Book 2nd Ed. Thomas Niesen 2000
EOL Encyclopedia of Life eol.org/pages/591499/details
Ron's flickr www.flickr.com/photos/cas_docents/3953684359/in/album-721...
Ron's Wordpress shortlink wp.me/p1DZ4b-1yp
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I’m learning a lot about why I’ve always felt the way I do, I read over some old Flickr descriptions when I was in high school to find signs of my condition showing. Looking back you can see all the signs I wasn’t healthy, but at the time I didn’t know it wasn’t normal. Funny how a Flickr account was something I used to tell everything, things I didn’t really tell my parents.
Laboratorio di Ricerca sull'Afasia della Fondazione Santa Lucia. Diretto dalla Prof.ssa Paola Marangolo.
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Todd P. Coleman
Neural Interaction Lab
Todd P. Coleman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at UCSD. His graduate training at MIT was in electrical engineering, while his postdoctoral training at MIT was in neuroscience. Dr. Coleman directs the Neural Interaction Laboratory at UCSD, where his research group builds flexible ?tattoo electronics? for neurological monitoring and brain-computer interfaces applications. Dr. Coleman is a science advisor for the Science & Entertainment Exchange (National Academy of Sciences). His research has been featured in CNN, the New York Times, and Popular Science.
This is a clinical neurology book for the student, non neurologist, and those that teach them. The book covers neuroanatomy, history taking and examination and then proceeds to discuss the clinical features of common problems as well as some of the more common rare, neurological disorders, in a way that will demystify a part of medicine that students find complex and difficult to understand. The book is accompanied by a DVD explaining concepts, demonstrating techniques of performing the neurological examination and demonstration of abnormal neurological signs.
The first chapter is devoted to neuroanatomy from a clinical viewpoint. The concept of localising problems by likening the nervous system to a map grid with vertical meridians of longitude (the ascending sensory pathways and the descending motor pathway)and horizontal parallels of latitude (cortical signs, brainstem cranial nerves, nerve roots and peripheral nerves) of the nervous system is developed. Subsequent chapters take the reader through the neurological examination and the common neurological presentations from a symptom oriented approach. Chapter 4 contains a very simple method of understanding the brainstem, the "rule of 4". Chapter 6 discusses the approach after the history and examination are completed. The final chapter is an overview of how to approach information gathering and keeping up-to-date using the complex information streams available.
Looking for pediatric neurological treatments in Dubai? Visit Dr. Aman PS Sohal the leading child neurologist in Dubai. He trained under pediatric neurology from Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, U.K.
Craig Williams - Sales Manager of the A+A Tyres, First Stop centre in Cardiff attended the final roadshow event. Craig's family have received support from the Child Neurology Fund for their epileptic son Bailey. First Stop are supporting this good cause by raising donations throughout the 2010 Roadshow.
Photographer: Adrian Hoskins.