Capgras Syndrome‚ a condition that has a tendency to be neglected from the attention of the public. Yet‚ still manages to affect the lives of thousands of people everyday. Media representations of Psychological disorders have a representation to misguide the masses. However‚ a story written by Richard Powers is able to paint an accurate picture as to how this syndrome may affect an individual‚ their lives‚ and the life of the people around them. This novel being “The Echo Maker”(2006)‚ following
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Introduction It sounds simple: women who drink excessively while pregnant are at high risk for giving birth to children with birth defects. Therefore‚ to prevent these defects‚ women should stop drinking alcohol during all phases of pregnancy. Alternatively‚ women who drink alcohol should not become pregnant unless and until they can control their drinking. More than 20 years ago‚ when fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) was first described in the published medical literature
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diagnosis of Tourette’s syndrome (TS) requires many motor tics (movements) and at least one vocal or phonic tic (sound)‚ with symptoms beginning before age 18 and lasting more than a year. Often the earliest signs are rapid blinking and twitching of the mouth and nose. Other motor tics are head jerking‚ tooth grinding‚ neck twisting‚ abnormal postures and muscle contractions. More complex movement tics include facial contortions‚ squatting‚ deep
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The diagnosis of Dravet Syndrome is based on clinical criteria‚ namely the onset within the first year of life of prolonged and repetitive febrile or afebrile‚ generalized or unilateral clonic seizures‚ in association with other seizure types‚ delay in psychomotor development‚ and behavioral disorders.4 It must be emphasized that the diagnosis is entirely clinical‚ and can be proposed even in the absence of any identifiable mutation of the SCN1A gene during genetic analysis.4 It is also important
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If the study had gone as predicted‚ there may have been theoretical implications of savant skills playing a role in researchers being able to genetically distinguish groups within the autism spectrum. Additionally‚ results from other studies showing an increase in the number of individuals with ASD who possess exceptional skills suggest that a definition of the savant syndrome be further critiqued. This study also assisted in the search for a
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Goodpasture’s syndrome (GS) is a rare disease‚ identified by Dr. Ernest Goodpasture in 1919 He described the syndrome during the influenza pandemic of 1919 when he reported on a patient who died from bleeding in the lungs and kidney failure. The incidence of Goodpasture is estimated to 1 case per million per year. This disease occurs more commonly in white people than in black people and is widespread in men than in women. Goodpasture syndrome is a pulmonary-renal syndrome‚ which is a group of acute
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Tanya Mitchell suffers from Battered Woman Syndrome. Tanya Mitchell was charged with second degree murder in 2002. Mitchell killed her abusive husband because she thought her life was in danger (Moscatello‚ 2015). Tanya’s husband used to make threats of killing her. Her husband was also tied to law enforcement so it was hard for Mitchell to seek help. A shelter she requested help from told her she could no longer stay there because of the threats her husband and his friends made to staff. Women are
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normal 44-year-old‚ 6 ft. [183 cm] tall man of average intelligence. [edit] Effects [edit] Physical traits XYY syndrome typically causes no unusual physical features or medical problems. Males with this syndrome may be slightly taller than average and are typically a few centimeters taller than their father and siblings. Skeletal malformations may also accompany XYY syndrome at a higher rate than in the general population. Severe facial acne has occasionally been reported‚ but dermatologists
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Intrinsic and extrinsic means inside and outside. Examples of intrinsic factors Biological structures like peel to inhibit microorganisms‚ pH‚ moisture content‚ RedOx potential‚ nutrient content‚ antimicrobial constituents‚ presence of other microorganisms‚ Examples of extrinsic factors Low pH‚ low temperature‚ addition of nitrites‚ casing and packaging to inhibit microbial growth. : http://www.leadership-central.com/types-of-motivation.html#ixzz4XrtSpRVa . Teratogens: Any mediator that can disturb
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A symptom of ASD is when you struggle with social interaction and communication. Some children with ASD don’t babble or use any other vocal sounds‚ language development tends to be delayed in children with ASD‚ they may also lack awareness and interest in other children. They tend to play alone or gravitate towards a differently aged group instead of playing with others their age. They may find it hard to understand other emotions and feelings‚ and can have difficulties starting and/or taking part
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