In Your Research Methods Course, You Are Asked to Identify

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Essay

In your research methods course, you are asked to identify a research topic and a related research problem. Discuss tools that will help you choose a research topic and tools to help identify a research problem.

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Definitions:

Anticonvulsant Medications

Drugs used to prevent or reduce the frequency and severity of seizures in people with epilepsy or other seizure disorders.

Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease

A genetic disorder affecting the motor neurons, leading to severe muscle weakness from early infancy.

Spinal Muscular Atrophy

A genetic disorder characterized by weakness and wasting (atrophy) in muscles used for movement due to loss of motor neurons.

Skeletal Muscle

A type of striated muscle that is attached to bones by tendons and is involved in the movement of the skeletal system.