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" It's like watching my dad all over again. This guy won't get better, only worse." (comments)
Truth Detector (08-07-2020)
Abortion rights dogma can obscure human reason & harden the human heart so much that the same person who feels
empathy for animal suffering can lack compassion for unborn children who experience lethal violence and excruciating
pain in abortion.
Unborn animals are protected in their nesting places, humans are not. To abort something is to end something
which has begun. To abort life is to end it.
anatta (08-07-2020), Truth Detector (08-07-2020)
[QUOTE=anatta;3820278]Cognitive (Montreal Assessment) tests mental functional abilities -IQ does not[/QUOTE
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There's a whole battery of validated neuropsychological tests that are available for psychiatrists and clinical psychologists to use if they want to assess a patient's cognitive functioning in greater depth. They are not IQ tests, strictly speaking, like the Welscher IQ test or the Stanford Binet or Raven's matrices (IQ) tests are, but they do measure things like Working Memory capacity and other executive functions, planning ability and spatial skills and these factors are also measured in some IQ tests. It's important to stress that Cognitive Function tests designed to screen for the presence of dementia, are not very much like the standard tests used to measure (IQ) general intelligence in the sense that the questions on a validated IQ test ARE measuring your ability to think rationally ( RATIONAL COGNITION) but at a much higher level than on a basic screen for Dementia like the Montreal Cognitive Assessment test (MoCA) that Donald Trump took and passed "with flying colours" (a perfect 30/30) A basic test for dementia (impaired cognitive functioning) like "MoCA" is not designed to assess how very cleve (intelligent)r you are (or aren't), it is designed to evaluate something far more fundamental (cognitively speaking) that is whether or not you are in the processes of losing your fucking mind.
[B"]MoCA" - THE MOST COMMON AND SIMPLE TEST FOR DEMENTIA (IMPAIRED COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING) - THE TEST PRESIDENT TRUMP TOOK[/B]
One of the most widely used, sensitive and reliable screening tests for dementia is the "Montreal Cognitive Assessment" (MoCA). This test has been in use since 1996, it is a paper and pen assessment that takes 10 minutes to complete. This is the same test that President Trump scored a perfect 30/30 on - the average score people achieve who take the test is 27.
Some of the tasks President Trump would have been required to perform would have been things like things like...
(1) Identify a series of images of familiar animals, like: dog, elephant, bird, lion, rabbit, snake.
(2) Explain the similarities between two objects such as a WATCH and a RULER.
(3) Count backwards from 100 by 7's, i.e; 100...93...86...
(4) A negative digit-span test. You are given a series of numbers like: 8,4,0,0,4,2,1,6 5, and after 60 seconds, asked to read them back to your assessor in REVERSE order.
(5) You are asked to mark in a time like "ten to ten" on a blank analogue clock face.
(6) One of the harder questions is being asked to recall three basic words like, say :" bucket", "chicken" and" tower", that you were given at the start of the test, 10 minutes later when the test is finished.
There is no single test that is diagnostic of dementia. Rather, if a person sat the MoCA test and got a score that was a bit below average, a professional clinical psychologist would most likely think to himself: "We'd better take a closer look at this patient.', and he would probably start by ordering a range of lab tests. These would typically include:
LAB TESTS
* Performing a complete blood cell count on a sample of the patient's blood.
* Urinalysis (an analysis of a sample of the patient's urine to check for the presence of infection,( e.g. HIV/AIDS, Syphilis).
* Taking a measure of serum electrolyte, glucose and, calcium levels.
* Also blood Urea nitrogen levels and serum creatine.
* Conducting liver function tests to investigate metabolic disease.
* Testing the patient's blood for APOE - e4, the strongest risk gene for Altzheimer's Disease..
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING
There are a range of reliable and widely used licensed neuropsychological tests that clinical psychologists can use to assess the functioning of certain core cognitive processes in a patient suspected of having a dementia of some type ( there are actually over 200 different identified types of dementia!). These tests focus more sharply on particular aspects of cognition such as: EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS (typically, Working Memory, Planning, Problem-Solving); LANGUAGE SKILLS; VISUOPSPATIAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL ABILITIES; MEMORY (Episodic,, Retention, Retrieval); EFFORTFUL, SUSTAINED ATTENTION AND PROCESSING SPEED. There are a large number of validated, "tried and tested" assessment instruments on the market, here are just a few..
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* The WAIS - IV Symbol Search Test.
* The California Verbal Learning Test.
* The Northwestern Anagram Test.
* The Stroop and Haylings Tests.
* The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test.
* The WAIS -IV Block Design.
* The WMS - IV Logical Memory Test.
* The Trail-Making Test -A
* The WWS - Digit Span Test
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* CANTAB ( Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery).
* The CFS (Cognitive Cognitive Function Scanner).
* COGNISTAT (The Neurobehavioural Cognitive Status Examination).
* Dean - Woodcock Neuropsychological Assessment System (DWNAS).
NEUROIMAGING
Dementia of any kind (Altzheimer's, Vascular Dementia, Lewey Body Dementia, etc) is classified by doctors as a neurodegenerative disorder, which simply means it is a condition that causes the progressive atrophy (shrinkage) of neural tissue in the brain (due to the death of nerve cells or neurons)
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Doctors screening patients for dementia, let's say, Fronto-temporal Dementia, now have a number of powerful hi-tech instruments that enable them to to take detailed "pictures" of the brain and its different structures and regions, as well as images that can tell them about the FUNCTIONING of patient's brain, such as the rate of glucose metabolism or the degree of blood perfusion in the brain. There are two main types of STRUCTURAL neuroimaging techniques In the case of their being used to diagnose dementia: CT (Computerised Tomography) and MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imagery) can provide sharp image resolution that is able to detect tiny changes in the brain, structure over time and high definition images of cross-sectional "slices" inside the brain. If CT r MRI images showed a doctor that a patient he( suspected of having Frontotemporal dementia) had a substantial degree of abnormal atrophy (shinkage/wasting away) of the frontal and temporal cortex of the brain, that would be very strong evidence in support of his diagnosis.
There are also FUNCTIONAL neuroimaging techniques that can be extremely valuable for doctors who are dealing with a patient they suspect has some type of dementia - let's say Altzheimer's disease this time SPECT (Single Proton Emission Computerized Tomography and PET (Positron Emission Tomography) are the two main techniques used. The both used radioactive tracers to provide an indication of (1) the degree of cerebral metabolism, in particular, how well it is metabolising glucose , which gives a good indication of how well or poorly the patient's brain tissue is functioning (his is called (FDG) - PET neuroimaging). (2) Then there is a type of SPECT technique called (HMPAO) SPECT that uses a special (Lipophillic) tracer to cross the blood brain barrier and then move into the brain by diffusion, the resulting SPECT image shows the extent of cerebral blood perfusion. In the case of suspected Altzheimer' Disease (for example)s these brain functioning tests would show decreased glucose metabolism (think of an old car with a motor that is worn-out and can only run slowly) and diminished blood perfusion, this means that arterial (oxygen and nutrient-carrying) blood is not spreading fully throughout the brain. Part of the problem in Altzheimer's disease is that many of the smal (cerebral)l blood vessels inside the brain are withering or withered (or have died) and are unable to carry blood to all parts of the brain.
I'M SURE THAT BIDEN"S DIAGNOSIS IS VASCULAR DEMENTIA
I think I mentioned (above) that there are over 200 species of dementia that have been identified. Altzheimer's is the most prevalent. Another type of dementia that is quite common in the elderly is Vascular Dementia. Vascular Dementia is strongly associated with strokes and medically speaking a stroke is a condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death. There are two types of stroke: ISCHAEMIC (due to a lack of blood), and HAEMORRHAGIC (due to bleeding) caused Both types of stroke cause parts of the brain to stop functioning properly. A haemorrhagic stroke is caused by either bleeding directly into the brain or into the space between the brain's membranes. Haemorrhagic strokes may occur on the background of cerebral aneurysms and I believe this was the case with Biden.
In early 1988 Joe Biden had two intracranial aneurysms. One of them had ruptured and was bleeding into his brain. Biden describes how he was in a hotel room in Rochester where he had earlier given a speech at the local University when he recalls a "[I]lightening flashing inside my head[I][I][I], powerful electrical surge - and a rip of pain like I'd never felt before, He passed out and was unconscious for five hours. The next morning, despite feeling weak and sick, he flew home to Wilmington (in Delaware), and shortly after, he was rushed to the Saint Francis Hospital in Wilmington. Here, the result of a spinal tap showed blood in his his spinal fluid, meaning that an artery in his brain was probably leaking. A CT scan revealed an intracerebral aneurysm was leaking and surgery was his best chance of survival. So, Biden underwent a microsurgical craniotomy at the National Military Medical Centre in Washington DC. His chances of surviving the surgery were 50%. Then in May of 1988, Biden underwent a second surgery to have another aneurysm clipped
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So, in summary, Biden had two craniotomies in 1988 where part of the skull was removed and the brain manipulated to treat two aneurysms, one of which had ruptured ( making it identical to a haemorrhagic stroke) which was clipped, plus another aneurysm that was clipped preventatively several months later. This would have caused some brain damage which now, with his advancing age (78 years could make cognitive deficits more apparent. If so, Biden would be formally classified as having VASCULAR DEMENTIA due to infarcts of the brain. Biden urgently needs up to date appropriate brain imaging ( e.g. PET, CT, SPECT, MRI) to show any brain damage or additional aneurysms.
I do not pity Biden any longer. He is a pathetic specimen to see on the news, making an utter fool of himself with yet another set of gaffe "Howlers". But I no longer have any compassion, nor any sympathy. The reason is that Biden has INTENTIONALLY REFUSED to do the (morally) right thing, which is to have his cognitive functioning thoroughly investigated by the appropriate medical experts, and then have the conclusions of that medical team made public. I do not believe that Biden is personally unaware he is suffering from cognitive impairments; how could he be when are so conspicuous the entire adult population of the US is talking about them. Biden is not that far gone he does not understand why his political minders have got him shut away from the public and the media in a "basement" He knows all right! He has still got enough brain cells left to possess INSIGHT into his declining state of cognitive functioning. Rather, he is simply so arrogant and egocentric that he doesn't give a fuck whether or not he is mentally unfit to be the POTUS (God Forbid !), he doesn't care how dangerous such a situation would be for the American people, in particular at a time when the Democratic Party is dominated by hardline, neo-Marxist (socialist) political machine. How Biden has managed to get this far, that is, to the point where what is, without doubt, the most momentous election America has ever faced, is only months away, WITHOUT HAVING BEEN required to undergo a MANDATORY and comprehensive assessment of his cognitive function A LONG TIME AGO I HAVE NO IDEA And, BTW, it's not just America's future this cretin is playing "silly-buggers" with, IT'S THE ENTIRE ANGLOSPHERE !!!
WHY ARE YOU YANKS PREPARED TO PUT UP WITH THIS - you know - just let it slide; the fact that there is a real chance a zombie could soon be your new POTUS? The Democratic Presidential nominee has lost his fucking mind, there's an election looming just a few months away, but no one gives a shit ?? If "Dementia Joe" wins it the Righties (like me) say America's economy will tank ( just like the economy did in Venezuela only 1,000,000x worse), but the attitude is "Hey, dude, that ain't gonna happen - it's all kwell. No need to stress out - everything will work out just fine, man, even if the Dems win on the day! You'll see."
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"When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
A lie doesn't become the truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good just because it is accepted by a majority.
Author: Booker T. Washington
"When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
A lie doesn't become the truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good just because it is accepted by a majority.
Author: Booker T. Washington
"When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
A lie doesn't become the truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good just because it is accepted by a majority.
Author: Booker T. Washington
"When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
A lie doesn't become the truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good just because it is accepted by a majority.
Author: Booker T. Washington
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