Progeria‚ the premature fatal aging disorder in children‚ may be able to be reversed through Farnesyltransferase inhibitors (FTI) treatments. Formally known as Hutchinson - Gilford syndrome‚ Progeria is a genetic disorder that affects 1 in every 8 million babies born. The disorder is known for its unusual appearance of premature aging in children. Progeria was first discovered when it showed up in a child in 1886 by Dr. Hutchinson. The second case was later discovered by Gilford a year later
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disabilities‚ and birth defects‚ every day. Pregnant women who drink‚ smoke‚ and use drugs are not only exposing themselves‚ but also their unborn fetus. The exposed unborn fetus is highly prone to lifelong‚ and irreversible‚ birth defects. Fetal alcohol syndrome is the most common outcome of fetuses subjected to alcohol abuse. When the mother consumes alcohol‚ the alcohol easily passes through the placenta via the bloodstream‚ and into the fetus. The fetus is unable to process the alcohol due to its high
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read and am aware of the university requirements regarding academic honesty." Should the battered woman syndrome be admissible as a murder defense in American courts and should expert testimony be permitted on such a syndrome? Since the 1970’s when the battered woman syndrome was first proposed by Dr. Lenore Walker‚ women have been using this syndrome to proclaim mental illness due to the syndrome aligned with self-defense as an excuse for their crimes (Dixon‚ 2001). Dr. Walker defined the battered
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a disorder that occurs in the nerves of the hands and wrist. The carpal tunnel is a narrow‚ rigid passageway of ligament and bones at the base of the hand. The median nerve and tendons run through the carpal tunnel. When the tunnel is swollen the median nerve is pinched and causes pain‚ weakness and numbness to the hand and wrist. While many believe that Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is work-related‚ the main cause is actually hereditary. Carpal Tunnel
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Last Name and Page # to the right I/2" from the top. Everything double spaced. Student Name Instructor Name Class Course Date Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Paula is a 38 year old administrative assistant. She has visited the medical assistant at Heald College Medical Clinic. During the interview with the assistant‚ Paula explains she was waking up at night with pain in both wrists‚ Paula also states
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Culture-Bound Syndromes By: Central Arkansas University Table of Contents Abstract Pg. 3 Introduction Pg. 4 - 8 Methodology Pg. 8 - 10 Analysis & Discussion Pg. 10 - 11 Conclusion & Recommendations Pg. 11- 13 Bibliography Pg. 14 Abstract Mental Health as described by LaVeist and Thomas (2005) is “a state of successful performance of mental function‚ resulting in productive activities‚ fulfilling relationships with
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fetal alcohol syndrome is a neurological condition caused by exposure to alcohol during pregnancy. This condition has a lifelong severe effect on the fetus‚ affecting a child’s physical‚ emotional‚ and neurological development. The term fetal alcohol spectrum disorders is used to encompass the range of disabilities associated with exposure to alcohol in utero‚ and includes the diagnosis alcohol-related neurodevelopment disorder (ARND). Signs and symptoms that a child
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Tics and Tourette’s Syndrome Tics are sudden‚ uncontrollable movements or sounds that are repeated. Tourette’s is a distinct form of Tic‚ which involves repeated movements and sounds. Tourette’s Syndrome is a neurological disorder‚ affecting the Central Nervous System. Disorder is named for Dr. Georges de la Toilette‚ a French neurologist. In 1885‚ he first diagnosed an 85-year-old French noblewoman. Research suggests that Tourette’s syndrome is caused by unknown abnormalities in the cortex and
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ultural Bound Syndromes Culture-bound syndrome The term culture-bound syndrome was included in the fourth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2000) which also includes a list of the most common culture-bound conditions (DSM-IV: Appendix I). Included in DSM-IV-TR (4th.ed) the term cultural-bound syndrome denotes recurrent‚ locality-specific patterns of abnormal behavior and troubling experience that may or may not be linked
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Intro Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders is a term that is used to describe a range of problems that can occur to a fetus if the mother consumes any amount of alcohol during her pregnancy. Fetal alcohol syndrome is the most severe form of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and has the most visibly identifiable characteristics. Alcohol drastically interferes with the growth and development of several body systems such and the brain and spinal cord‚ facial features and even causes many mental‚ behavioural
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