Tourette’s disorder. (2005). Harvard Mental Health Letter‚ 21(12)‚ 4-5. This article tells of the history of Tourette syndrome and defines what Tourette syndrome is. It informs the reader the several common motor and vocal tics. These tics includes sniffing‚ throat clearing‚ rapid eye blinking‚ twitching of mouth and nose‚ and in some cases performing obscene gestures or words. This disorder is often diagnosed in children and adolescence‚ with the first symptom at about six years old. According
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What causes Down syndrome? Charlie Zammit To this day‚ there aren’t any known environmental or behavioral factors that cause Down syndrome. The human contains 23 pairs of chromosomes‚ so 46 individual ones. From each pair‚ one comes from your father‚ the other‚ from your mother. Down syndrome involves an abnormal cell division in chromosome 21. There are three types of abnormal cell division that can occur to cause Down syndrome; all of the three cell division abnormalities create a problem being
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Through a unique combination of text and imagery‚ Edward Said crafts an essay about the crisis of identity caused by the Palestinian exile‚ and‚ by using Jane Tompkins essay “‘Indians’: Textualism‚ Morality‚ and the Problem of History”‚ his essay can be analyzed for a better comprehension of his position. In both essays‚ the authors‚ occasionally‚ employ harsh transitions between topics‚ with little to no transitional phrasing‚ which allows Said‚ specifically‚ to augment the feelings of discomfort
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A Case Study on Compartment Syndrome of the Forearm in a soccer player Objective: To describe the evaluation‚ diagnosis‚ and current treatment of a men’s soccer player with compartment syndrome of the forearm. Background: The forearm is the most common site for compartment syndrome in the upper extremity. The compartments of the forearm include the volar (anterior or flexor)‚ and the dorsal (posterior or exterior). Both bone forearm fractures and distal radius fractures are common initial
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Klinefelter syndrome is an additional X chromosome in the cells affecting males. Meiotic nondisjunction is the major result of this syndrome. There are differences in the degree of severity of physical‚ language‚ and behavioral development symptoms between affected individuals. Klinefelter syndrome is not passed from parent to child; even though‚ women who have pregnancies after the age of 35 may have an increased chance of having a boy with the presence of extra sex chromosome. Tests for chromosome
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Down syndrome is a genetic disorder‚ often referred to as trisomy 21 because the cells for chromosome 21 are trisomic‚ meaning an individual with Down syndrome would have 47 chromosomes in all of their body cells. Down syndrome is a genetic disorder‚ there are 3 different types of chromosomal changes which can lead to Down syndrome: complete trisomy 21‚ whereby the nondisjunction occurs during the formation of the egg or sperm cells meaning all body cells will have 47 chromosomes. This is the most
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Imagine growing old before having the chance to grow up. Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome‚ commonly referred to as progeria‚ is a disease that has this effect on a significant amount of children around the world. Although there are many different forms of progeria‚ Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome is the classic type. The name progeria comes from Greek origin and means “prematurely old”. Those who suffer from this disease take on the effects of early aging. Although their bodies begin to age early
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affected with Down syndrome face many problems in today’s society. Whether it is unfair judgment‚ discrimination‚ or misunderstandings‚ those with Down syndrome have been subjected to cruelty. However‚ over the years‚ there has been much progress towards acceptance and equality. Many people still do not understand Down syndrome‚ which is the main source of discrimination. Perhaps with more awareness in today’s society of what Down syndrome is and what those with Down syndrome can contribute to society
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For some‚ autistic savant syndrome is present at birth. For others‚ this syndrome can be caused by head trauma or other neurological degenerations mainly in the left hemisphere. Many studies have shown research on patients who have endured head trauma which resulted in the patients containing genius abilities. Savant syndrome is a condition in which individuals who are typically impaired‚ demonstrate remarkable skills. Skills
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Advocacy for Down Syndrome What is advocacy? Advocacy is speaking acting‚ writing with minimal conflict of interest on behalf of the sincerely perceived interests of a disadvantaged person or group to promote‚ protect and defend their welfare and justice by being on their side and no-one else’s‚ being primarily concerned with their fundamental needs‚ remaining loyal and accountable to them in a way which is emphatic‚ and vigorous and which is‚ or is likely to be‚ costly to the advocate or advocacy
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