Case 2- Central Nervous System Alice is an 18-year-old girl with a problem: she

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Case 2- Central Nervous System Alice is an 18-year-old girl with a problem: she likes the high she receives from inhaling the fumes from certain brands of paint, and she admits to spending most of her waking hours "huffing" from a paint-soaked rag. Alice walks with a broad gait, is unable to complete the standard sobriety tests, and she is very slow and uncoordinated. Her hands tremble when she begins to reach for something, but stops when she is in the process of reaching. Her mental status and language seem normal, as do her deep tendon reflexes. Yet there is a lack of overall body rigidity and she is unable to run the heel of her foot up and down her opposite shin. Examination of her favorite brands of paint reveals that they contain toluene. 1. What brain area or area(s) may be involved in Alice's case? 2. How does toluene, which is also found in many types of glue, specifically do damage to the brain? 3. How common is sniffing glue or huffing paint in the United States, and does it ollow any age, gender, or socioeconomic trends? 4. If Alice is kept from inhaling the fumes, is there a chance that she can improve? Elaborate

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1) What brain area or area(s) may be involved in Alice's case?

2) How does toluene, which is also found in many types of glue, specifically do damage to the brain

3) How common is sniffing glue or huffing paint in the United States, and does it follow any age, gender or socioeconomic trends?

4) If Alice is kept from inhaling the fumes, is there a chance that she can improve? Elaborate.

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