Wonderland syndrome (AIWS)/ Todd’s Ülle-Mai Kesamaa 10th grade 2015 Content What is it? Causes Signs and symptoms AIWS is named by … History Treatment Sources What is it? disorienting neurological condition that affects human perception. most common perceptions at night. micropsia(feeling yourself smaller) macropsia(feeling yourself bigger) pelopsia(objects appear nearer) teleopsia(objects appear further) Causes typical migraines temporal lobe epilepsys brain tumours psychoactive drugs Epstein-barr-virus infection abnormal amounts of electrical activity Exact causes are not known! Signs and symptoms hallmark sign is a migraine experiences of altered body images “lilliputian hallucinations” feeling of giddiness eye redness losing the sense of time memory loss sound sensations AIWS is named after … Can you guess it? :D Lewis Carroll’s famous novel “Alice’s adventures in Wonderland”
biology, biochemistry, or herpetology Necessary Skills: Knowledge of snakes, Courage to milk dangerous snakes Potential Employers: Universities, Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Companies Pay: $2,500 per month Venom Hunters It's not for pouring on your cereal. Snake venom can be lethal, but its antidote, called antivenom, is made from venom. Antivenom can also be used in non-snake related remedies, such as for strokes and tumours. Venom Hunters Venom milkers extract the poison by holding a snake's head while it bites a piece of latex stretched over a cup or by stimulating the snake's venom glands with electrodes. The job can pay around $30,000 (£19,526) per year, but the venom is valuable too. Snake Milker Job Snake hunters is working to provide the country with enough anti-venom to prevent snake-bite fatalities. Snake milkers have an insane job. They
For this reason, they take the responsibility for making all major decisions regarding the care of patients. Doctors can be divided into two main groups: general practitioners and specialists. GPs provide care for every member of the family, regardless of age. Other doctors specialize in a particular field of medicine. Neurologists, for example, specialize in disorders of the nervous system, psychiatrists treat mental illnesses, oncologists specialize in treatment of tumours in the body etc. Doctors could not do their job without the help of many skilled professionals. Nurses, for example, work closely with doctors in the clinics, hospitals, and medical centres, Nurses also provide many services to patients independent of doctors. Various kinds of therapists give special treatments as ordered by the doctor, other skilled workers serve in clinics, medical laboratories, X-ray departments and operating theatres. 8. Ways of keeping health
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