Rehabilitation Sciences 3062A/B Lecture 1: Lecture 1
12 May 2017
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Research interests: balance, gait and mobility. Rehabilitation of the cognitively impaired older adult. Lecture 1: neurological disease in canada: special populations . There are more than 1,000 disorders of the brain and nervous system. Neurological illnesses affect more than 50 million americans annually, at costs exceeding billion. Us figures from 2005 these numbers exceed the population of canada. **not expected to memorize this data (us data) Mapping connections: an understanding of neurological conditions in canada. When this paper started, this is what they initially researched: alzheimer"s disease and related dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als, brain and spinal cord tumours, cerebral palsy, dystonia, epilepsy, huntington disease, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, neurotrauma. Brain and spinal cord injuries: parkinson"s disease, spina bifida, tourette syndrome, hydrocephalus. 1. 7 million canadians in private households living with a neurological condition. 46. 2% adults over the age 18 with a neurological condition reported fair or poor general health.
