Tethered cord syndrome Tethered cord syndrome is a stretch-induced functional disorder associated with the fixation (tethering) effect of inelastic tissue on the caudal spinal cord‚ limiting its movement. This abnormal attachment is associated with progressive stretching and increased tension of the spinal cord as a child ages‚ potentially resulting in a variety of neurological and other symptoms. Due to the variation of the growth rate of the spinal cord and the spinal column‚ the progression of
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In my quest to find a rare genetic disease in the wonderful land of www-dot-coms‚ a rather annoying popup protruded my view of the Google search. At first‚ what I thought I saw was a furniture advertisement. At second glance‚ it appeared to be some type of "Wanna see my web cam". But‚ just as I clicked on the small‚ conveniently placed "X" in the corner of the window‚ I saw them. The words "rare genetic disease" and Fragile X were strewn all over the porthole‚ which lead into a dreamland of information
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Research Paper 2: Angelman Syndrome Angelman Syndrome (AS) also known as Happy Puppet Syndrome was originally founded in 1965 by an English physician named Dr. Harry Angelman. (NORD 1) According to the Genetics Home Reference‚ “AS is a complex genetic disorder that primarily affects the nervous system”.While exact numbers are unknown due to the fact that some cases are misdiagnosed as cerebral palsy or Autism‚ it is believed that about 1 in 15‚000 people have AS‚ ( Genetics Home Reference 2)
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“Your accomplishing day and weeks what it takes normal people to do in a lifetime” said Miss Kinnian (Keyes). During Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes‚ Charlie Gordon is the main character he is a thirty year old man trying to learn how to read and write again‚ as is his buddy Algernon the mouse. Charlie is doing the experiment with him to see how it will go at to get his test score up. He is also trying to accomplish so much even though his brain will not mentally let him‚ this is because he
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Charlie Gordon is a 37 year old mentally challenged night school student. All of Charlies life he has had the dream to be smart or "normal". Charlies night school teacher Ms. Kinnian recommends Charlie For an experimental procedure that should triple his IQ. Charlie takes tests for Ms. Kinnian to prove he is a candidate for the procedure. Charlie eventually goes through the surgery. The surgery goes well and his IQ triples. He soon finds out that the procedure isn’t permanent. With his fading intelligence
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Myke Rodnick D. Laforteza What I really want to achieve in my life? I want to be a businessman‚ or perhaps a surgeon‚ or a teacher or maybe a politician. These were my answers during my childhood years‚ wishfully or maybe thoughtlessly. What do you want to achieve in your life‚ what is your ambition in life‚ what do you want to be when you grow old: are but questions that even preschoolers “has” to answer. Society dictates that once I was born or even when I was still in my mother’s womb or even
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Week 2 Checkpoint Michael Rasmussen HSM 210 May 23‚ 2013 Lisa L. Dale Week 2 Checkpoint In order to meet the needs for better services for the demographic of individuals with developmental disabilities the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) was formed in 1959. When deinstitutionalization and decentralization became a rising trend in the 1950’s‚ the families of the disabled became strong advocates for community-based alternatives to institutional care. Medicaid provides coverage
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Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes was born August 9th‚ 1927 in Brooklyn‚ New York. He came from a small family that intended for him to become a doctor. After a traumatic experience in the U.S. Maritime Service he decided to pursue his dream to become a writer. In 1966 Mr. Keyes wrote his first novel‚ Flowers for Algernon‚ which won a HUGO (the Major award of the World Science Fiction Society). Flowers for Algernon is a multifaceted novel‚ with a consistent motif of loneliness and isolation
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Jason D. Smith-Bergman ENG 100 TR 930 Mr. Topping 10-16-12 Essay 2 Mentally Challenged People are mentally challenged and are getting criticized for it. People look at the mentally challenged and say that their physically disabilities or mentally retarded and can’t do the work of the average person. The thought process is slower than the average person‚ which makes the thinking‚ reactions and learning a little harder. The challenges of doing things‚ where as other people wouldn’t have
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Summary & Reflection Paper of Miracle in Cell No. 7 Kristine Gia Mae M. Sibayan BEED-MSED III Submitted to: Ms Zhyra Lucas This is a story about a mentally challenged man with the intelligence of a 6-year-old‚ which is actually the age of his own daughter‚ who is much smarter than her peers. The two of them lead a happy life while the father makes a living by working as a parking attendant at a local supermarket. But one day‚ when the police commissioner’s young daughter dies
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