Nervous System Disorders Project

							                      Nervous System Disorders Project
For this project, you will research a disorder related to the nervous system. You will present
your research as a poster, including a summary of your research and visuals to complement
your summary.

Procedure:
1. Select a topic
    A list of suggested topics is included
    You may choose another topic with prior approval

2. Research your topic
    Use at least 5 reference materials (books, journals, websites)
    Wikipedia is NOT an acceptable reference
    Include citations for the references used in your summary

3. Write a summary of your research
    Length should not exceed 1 page
    Information you may want to include:
          o A description of the disorder
          o What causes the disorder
          o Symptoms
          o What part of the nervous system is affected
          o How it is diagnosed
          o How it is treated
          o Who is at risk for the disorder
          o How many people have it, famous people who had it
          o What is the prognosis (expected outcome)

4. Select visuals to complement your summary
    Photographs, graphs, drawings
    Include at least 2 visuals that complement your summary
    Include citations for all visuals as captions
    Google images is NOT acceptable as a citation – use the original source

5. Your poster should include the following
    Title
    Summary page
    Visuals with citation captions
    At least 5 references (not including Wikipedia)
    Your name on the back side of the poster

6. Please see the WMHS handbook pages 8-9 for guidelines on Academic Honesty.
Plagiarism will result in a grade of 0 for this assignment. Please see me with any questions
concerning appropriate use of reference material.

7. Your poster is due on Friday, January 29, 2010. Late projects will be accepted with
a 10 point per day deduction.
              Nervous System Disorder Project Topics
ADHD
Alzheimer’s disease
Amnesia
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
Aphasia
Autism
Bell’s palsy
Bipolar disorder
Brain aneurysm
Cerebral palsy
Coma
Concussion
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease/kuru
Depression
Dyslexia
Encephalitis
Epilepsy
Glioma
Huntington’s disease
Hydrocephalus
Insomnia
Meningitis
Migranes
Multiple neurofibromatosis
Multiple sclerosis
Narcolepsy
Neuroblastoma
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Paralysis
Parkinson’s disease
Phantom limb pain
Phenylketonuria
Schizophrenia
Seasonal affective disorder
Seizures
Shingles (herpes zoster)
Spina bifida
Stroke
Tay-Sachs disease
Tourette’s syndrome