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Heart and Brain Diseases

Heart and Brain Diseases. Miranda Avalos Suzanne Batac Ray Santos Justine Soriano Sara Yamashita Period 3. The Heart Heart Diseases The Brain Brain Diseases. The Heart. The main organ of blood circulation Consists of 4 chambers

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Heart and Brain Diseases

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  1. Heart and Brain Diseases Miranda Avalos Suzanne Batac Ray Santos Justine Soriano Sara Yamashita Period 3

  2. The Heart • Heart Diseases • The Brain • Brain Diseases

  3. The Heart • The main organ of blood circulation • Consists of 4 chambers • Located in the chest between the lungs and is slightly to the left

  4. Heart Diseases • Heart Attacks • Heart Valve Disease • Congenital Heart Disease

  5. Heart Attacks • More than 1 million Americans have a heart attack • Occurs when blood clot blocks artery • Can be caused by a spasm of a coronary artery • heart's pumping ability is lessened after a heart attack

  6. Heart Valve Disease • occurs when the heart valves do not work the way they should • 5 million Americans are diagnosed with heart valve disease each year • blood always flows freely in a forward direction and that there is no backward leakage • The two types are:ValvularstenosisValvular insufficiency

  7. Congenital Heart Failure • type of defect or malformation in one or more structures of the heart or blood vessels that occurs before birth. • cause of congenital heart disease is unknown • Some doctor opinions are down syndrome or viral infection during first trimester of pregnancy

  8. The Brain the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates Controls mental and physical actions

  9. Brain Diseases • Alzheimer’s disease • Parkinson’s disease • Epilepsy • Stroke

  10. Alzheimer’s disease • most common type of dementia • Symptoms of Alzheimer's, including early-onset Alzheimer's, include problems with memory, judgment, and thinking • no cure for this form of dementia.

  11. Parkinson’s disease • Symptoms of Parkinson's disease include muscle rigidity, tremors, and changes in speech and gait. • causes are unknown but genetics, aging, and toxins are being researched. • no cure for Parkinson's and herbal remedies are unproven. • prognosis depends on the patient's age and symptoms

  12. Epilepsy • disorders characterized by a tendency for recurrent seizures • drugs are prescribed to control seizures, and rarely surgery is necessary if medications are ineffective

  13. Stroke • Stroke is brain damage caused by a blocked blood vessel or bleeding in the brain • signs of a stroke may include weakness, numbness, blurred vision, confusion, and slurred speech

  14. End of this year!

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