Progeria‚ otherwise known as Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome is an extremely rare‚ generic childhood disorder with reported incidence of about one in a million. Hutchinson has reported the syndrome in 1886 when he found the first patient with Progeria. In 1904 Gilford described a second case of Progeria‚ thus creating the term to reflect the syndrome ’s senile features. There are only about a hundred reported cases since the disorder has been discovered over a century ago. Currently‚ there are
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Edwards Syndrome‚ also known as Trisomy 18‚ is a genetic syndrome of severe to profound mental retardation. It is caused by the presence of an extra chromosome 18 in some or all of the cells in the body. Babies with this condition typically do not survive but for a few months after birth. About sixty percent of newborns with this condition die within the first week‚ and eighty percent do not survive through the first month
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Empty nest syndrome refers to the experience that parents endure such as‚ sadness‚ depression‚ or grief when their children come to the age to leave their childhood home. This may transpire when children get married or attend college. Men are less likely than women to be affected. This may be due to the fact that when children leave the home; mothers are undergoing considerable life events in addition‚ for example caring for elderly parents or menopause. Nonetheless‚ men may experience comparable
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Asperger syndrome is a disability which is similar to autism‚ where people see the world in a different perspective and interact with others differently. You are born with the syndrome and have it for life as there are no cure or treatment to this disability‚ however are series of strategies and approaches to help the people. What are the main difficulties that people with Asperger syndrome encounter? People with Asperger syndrome‚ have resembling difficulties as people with Autism‚ such as having
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The bottle Syndrome: Learn what to watch! Many children acquire a bad habit to drink their milk in the bottle and immediately after sleep without having washed their teeth. As explains pediatrician Dr. Spyros Mazanis‚ mothers succumb to this "requirement" child of ignorance in order not to lose the habit to drink their evening milk. Of course not excluded that this practice is and during the daily meals accompanied by sleep. This habit can cause serious and irreversible damage to the milk teeth
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Fragile X syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects a person from birth. Fragile X syndrome can differ from case to case in the severity of the disorder. Many people that suffer from Fragile X have long‚ narrow faces‚ large ears‚ and tend to be double jointed. Fragile X‚ whether you have the syndrome or not‚ affects the everyday lives of many. There are many things that people can do to support people with Fragile X and make it easier for individuals that suffer from this disorder to cope with
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Sjogren syndrome is a chronic‚ slowly progressive‚ inflammatory autoimmune disorder characterized by dryness of the mouth and eyes. This autoimmune illness features inflammation in the lacrimal and parotid glands. The inflammation in the lacrimal gland leads to decreased water production for tears‚ causing dry eyes. The inflammation in the parotid leads to decreased saliva production in the mouth‚ causing dry mouth and dry lips. The two distinct forms of Sjogren syndrome are primary and secondary
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In this article‚ Asperger syndrome is defined as “a pervasive disorder…characterized by deficits in social interaction and display of repetitive behavior.” Asperger syndrome was added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Mental Disorders in 1994 and is included as part of autism spectrum disorder‚ though children that have Asperger syndrome do not display the language or cognitive delays that are seen in children with autism spectrum disorder. Children may be referred for evaluation if an
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Introduction Autism is “a developmental disorder that is characterized by impaired development in communication‚ social interaction‚ and behavior‚” (Dryden-Edwards‚ 2010). However‚ savant syndrome is a very rare form of autism that “occurs when a person with below normal intelligence displays a special talent or ability in a specific area‚” (Davidson‚ 2012). The criteria for DSM-IV is “organized into three categories of symptoms‚ conceptually approximating Wing and Gould’s (1979) triad of impairment:
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) SARS is a flu like disease that is easily spread‚ and causes respiratory illness. It is caused by the Coronavirus pathogen. SARS can be a concerning disease due to how easily it can infect a population‚ but it can be also be treated by a Doctor. In the past there have been about 10‚000 reported cases of SARS and death rate of 9.6%. Most of the cases were due to the 2003 outbreak of SARS which are some of the last documented cases. SARS is not one of the world’s
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