Headache was also common (about 80%). These symptoms overlap with those of Meniereâs disease as well as to lesser extent, migraine (Sperling et al, 2001) Signs of a significant Chiari malformation often include downbeat nystagmus, poor visual pursuit for age, and alternating skew deviation. Occasionally patients will have sensorineural hearing loss Heuer et al., 2008). A few individuals with the Chiari malformation develop progressive neurological symptoms. These may include unsteadiness, vertigo, headache, weakness or numbness.
Eight of our early leaders (including Mt. Rushmore mainstays George Washington and Thomas Jefferson) owned slaves. Author Elizabeth Dowling Taylor writes for the Huffington Post: Here it is again, the intersection of Presidents Day and Black History Month.
Lesson Plan: Slavery in the White House. When George Washington was president (1789-1797) he lived in New York and Philadelphia. He brought cooks, maids and coachmen from Mount Vernon â all of them slaves â to work at his house alongside white servants. The presidents in the early days were expected to hire and pay for their own staff.