How the brain communicate and runs

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Part I-Jerrod and Jump

Jerrod Hamilton is seven years old. He is an only child and much loved by his parents, Karen and Jeff, and by his extended family of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Jerrod has always been a very active boy. He loves hockey, baseball, swimming at the local pool, climbing trees, and playing with his golden retriever, Jump. Making friends has never been a problem for Jerrod. He has several good friends he plays ball with whenever he can. He also does fairly well in school, although he is not as interested in the classroom as he is in recess.

Shortly before Jerrod's seventh birthday, he had a small seizure. He was out playing with his dad and Jump in the yard, when suddenly he stopped, his right arm twitched a little and he seemed disoriented for a few seconds. Afterward he said he was fine, but his mother Karen thought he was quieter than usual. Both his parents watched him more closely in the following days. Soon he had another couple of episodes of muscle twitching and weakness. During these seizures, Jerrod also stared blankly, moving his head slightly back and forth, and for a minute or two could not respond to his parents. When the seizures ended, Jerrod had no memory of them.

Jerrod's parents took him to their pediatrician, Dr. Madeline Sierra, who listened as Jerrod's parents described his symptoms.

"Before I try to conclude anything, I'd like to order several tests for Jerrod, including an EEG and an MRI scan. I know that sounds a little scary, but the tests are painless and noninvasive. We should get the results back very quickly. Once I see those, I'lI know more about what's going on."

" a friend of mine, said it sounds like Jerrod might have epilepsy" said Karan "is that what you think? How serious would that be"

"Epilepsy is one possibility", reply to the doctor. "It is relatively common problem, and there are some very good treatments for it"

Doctor. Sierra Went on to explain "the brain uses electrical energy. The cells of the brain, call neurons, you make a small electrical charge when they send messages to other cells. This is how the brain communicate and runs your mind and body" Dr. S ?interrupted her explanation for a moment to show them a diagram of a neuron.

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