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Anosmia - loss of smell - Better Health Channel
People are less sensitive to smells the older they get, and women tend to have a more acute sense of smell than men.
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Raising a child with impaired vision
Knowing the signs of vision loss and acting early can get the help and support your child needs.
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Vision impairment & blindness: children | Raising Children Network
Vision impairment covers vision problems like low vision, vision loss, and blindness. Children with vision impairment get a lot out of early intervention.
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Parenting and Child Health - Health Topics - Vision impairment - children
Vision impairment is a condition that prevents normal vision in one or both eyes
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Deafness and hearing impairment: children
If your child is deaf or hard of hearing, there might be challenges ahead. Early intervention and modern technology helps children reach their full potential.
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Cortical Vision Impairment | Vision Australia. Blindness and low vision services
What is cortical visionimpairment?Cortical visionimpairment (CVI) can be either a temporary or a permanent visionimpairment caused by the disturbance of the visual cortex or posterior visual pathways of the brain. The degree of neurological impairment depends upon the time of onset and the location and intensity of the damage. The eyes may function normally but the visual systems of the brain do not consistently understand or interpret what the eyes see.
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Cortical Vision Impairment | Vision Australia. Blindness and low vision services
What is cortical visionimpairment?Cortical visionimpairment (CVI) can be either a temporary or a permanent visionimpairment caused by the disturbance of the visual cortex or posterior visual pathways of the brain. The degree of neurological impairment depends upon the time of onset and the location and intensity of the damage. The eyes may function normally but the visual systems of the brain do not consistently understand or interpret what the eyes see.
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Parenting and Child Health - Health Topics - Children with hearing loss - hearing impairment
Colds, infections, allergies and flu can temporarily reduce hearing
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Support for people who are blind or vision impaired | Vision Initiative
Information about services available to help people who are experiencing vision loss
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Vision and Parkinson's | Parkinson's Australia
Parkinson’s does not cause vision loss but visual changes may occur due to impairment of eye movement
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Sensory Loss | Ausmed
It's important to know what sensory loss is, how to recognise and differentiate it from expected age-related changes, and how to make adjustments for older people living with, or developing, sensory loss.
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Delirium Awareness and Cognitive Impairment | Ausmed
Cognitive impairment is a term used to describe someones current state. It generally presents as a state of confusion, loss of memory or attentiveness, trouble understanding or making sense, difficulty recognising people, places or things, or changes to mood.
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About eye health | Vision Initiative
Introduction on the role of health professionals in eye health and vision care
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Neurodevelopmental disorders and youth mental health - Orygen, Revolution in Mind
Orygen is the world’s leading research and knowledge translation organisation focusing on mental ill-health in young people.
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Opioid prescribing pitfalls: medicolegal and regulatory issues | Issue 6 | Volume 38 | Australian Prescriber
Inappropriate opioid prescribing can lead to patient harm as well as a medicolegal risk to prescribers. Prescribers...
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Long-term drug treatment of patients with alcohol dependence | Issue 2 | Volume 38 | Australian Prescriber
Drug therapy for alcohol dependence should only be used in conjunction with a comprehensive treatment plan. Naltrexone and acamprosate have well established...
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Understanding the NDIS | For Participants and Healthcare Professionals
This article is intended to help healthcare professionals and people living with a disability to understand, access and navigate The National Disability Insurance Scheme.
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Confusion and Memory Problems in Older People | Ausmed
Increasing confusion in elderly clients can be puzzling for you as the caregiver. Establishing if a change in condition is permanent or acute will help you decide on the right plan of action. Knowing your client will give some indication of their basic memory ability and general daily functioning.
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Understanding Brain Damage Locations | Ausmed
Generally brain damage is described depending on location of the injury, so it may be which lobe the site of the injury is located at or which vessel has been damaged, for example: a glioblastoma in the left parietal lobe or a middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke.
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Traumatic Brain Injuries | Ausmed
Brain injuries are common in Australia. Over 700,000 people have sustained a brain injury that restricts their normal daily activities to some extent. Even more concerning, is three quarters of these people are under 65 years of age, and two thirds acquired their brain injury before 25 years of age.
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