Al Capone

DIAGNOSIS FOR AL CAPONE

Introduction

In the review of this case study , the classification of the mental dis Suffered by Al Capone shall be determined after reviewing the symptoms he showed . This will enable the presentation of a diagnosis after doing a systematic review of the noted symptoms and a subsequent explanation of the biological , emotional , cognitive and behavioral components of his dis

Classification of Al Capone 's mental dis

According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual : Mental Diss-IV standard nomenclature , Al Capone 's dis could be classified under

Chronic Brain Diss , which are diss due to or that are associated with an infection . The diagnosis , from the review of symptoms suffered by Al Capone , could be termed as being a Meningovascular Chronic Brain Dis (DSM-IV , 2000

One of several sexually transmitted diseases , syphilis is caused by spirochetal bacterium , Treponema Pallidum . Syphilis has several symptoms and progresses , if left untreated , from its primary to the secondary and finally the tertiary stage . This progress varies from patient to patient depending on a number of factors . The symptoms of the tertiary stage of syphilis tend to be confused with those of other diseases (Barnes , 1912

Neurosyphilis is the reference made when the site infected by syphilis is the central nervous system that progresses through four stages asymptomatic , meningovascular , general paresis and the last stage , Tabes dorlasis (Timmerman Carr , 2004

Meningovascular syphilis has been determined to occur from a few months after infection to ten years after , with the average being at seven...