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Often however, a spectrum of DDM is defined encompassing apathy, abulia, and akinetic mutism, with apathy being the mildest form and akinetic mutism being the most severe or extreme form. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Akinetic mutism involves alertness but absence of movement and speech due to profound lack of will.
Apathy can also be defined as a person's lack of goal orientation. [2] Apathy falls in the less extreme spectrum of diminished motivation, with abulia in the middle and akinetic mutism being more extreme than both apathy and abulia. [3] The apathetic may lack a sense of purpose, worth, or meaning in their life.
A Fort Worth treatment center for high-needs children shut down this summer and Texas regulators are now working to revoke its permit, citing previous abuse and neglect findings and a “history ...
The first step to successful treatment of abulia, or any other DDM, is a preliminary evaluation of the patient's general medical condition and fixing the problems that can be fixed easily. This may mean controlling seizures or headaches, arranging physical or cognitive rehabilitation for cognitive and sensorimotor loss, or ensuring optimal ...
The Denton Chamber of Commerce learned in the late 1950s that the state was planning to build a mental retardation facility in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Citizens donated money for the purchase of 200 acres (0.8 km 2 ) of land, and the land was donated to the state with the stipulation that it be used to provide services for people with ...
Texas Health has 29 hospital locations including acute-care, short-stay, behavioral health, rehabilitation and transitional care facilities. Texas Health Resources operates, owns, or has joint ventures involving over 350 facilities, including outpatient centers, satellite emergency rooms, surgery centers, fitness centers, and imaging centers.
Hulen Mall is a diverse-scale shopping mall located in southwest Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Located at the southwest corner of Interstate 20 and Hulen Street, it is in the southwest side of the DFW Metroplex. The mall is anchored by two major department stores and contains 118 specialty shops and stores. [1]
After the Health Pavilion (HP) opened in 1997, patient visits burgeoned in the academic health science center. Today, HSC is located on a 33.5-acre campus in the Cultural District of Fort Worth, TX. Within a three-mile radius from campus, there are four major hospitals concentrated into what is known as the Fort Worth Medical Center.