Restless Legs Syndrome I. History of Disorder Restless legs syndrome is a neurological disorder that has been studied for hundreds of years. The earliest documentation of the syndrome was recorded nearly 400 years ago by Thomas Willis‚ a 17th century English physician who served King Charles II. Willis described cases of people having trouble sleeping because of constant contractions of tendons in the legs. Soreness resulted from these contractions and would hinder sleep for days at a time. The
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complications to occur. While many of the potential side effects and complications that can arise with medications are minor or uncommon‚ there are others that can be very serious and have potential for mortality. Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Syndrome (TENS)‚ are both a form of a very serious and rare skin disorder‚ that could result in death‚ due to adverse drug reactions. This disease affects the skin and mucous membranes‚ in which the layers of the skin start
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Parental Alienation Syndrome or PAS is a condition named conceived by the late Richard Gardener MD in the late 1980’s. It is described by Gardener as: a disorder that arises primarily in the context of child-custody disputes. Its primary manifestation is the child’s campaign of denigration against the parent‚ a campaign that has no justification. The disorder results from the combination of indoctrinations by the alienating parent and the child’s own contributions to the vilification of the alienated
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disorders‚ but one seems to affect kids the most. This disorder is called Down Syndrome and it affects over 200‚000 children a year‚ it is also known as trisomy 21. Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by 3 chromosomes in your 21st pair of chromosomes. Children with Down Syndrome need extra attention and have special teachers in school to help them. There are many different struggles that children with down syndrome have to go through‚ many changes that they will have to face as they grow older
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What is FAS/FASD? Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a set of physical and mental birth defects that can result when a woman drinks alcohol during her pregnancy. When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol‚ such as beer‚ wine‚ or mixed drinks‚ so does her baby. Alcohol passes through the placenta right into the developing baby. The baby may suffer lifelong damage as a result. FAS is characterized by brain damage‚ facial deformities‚ and growth deficits. Heart‚ liver‚ and kidney defects also are common‚ as
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CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME A Term Paper Presented to the Faculty of Information Technology In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Barros‚ Nikki Jezzel C. Introduction Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or CTS is a condition where an affected person finds his hands being numb for quite some time and then suddenly feels a sharp‚ tingling pain from the wrists up to the arms. Also called median nerve entrapment‚ CTS occurs
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White-nose syndrome haunts bats The mysterious disease is obliterating bat colonies as it spreads across North America‚ and scientists say time is running out to save them. 7 Related Topics: Conservation‚ Endangered Species‚ Viruses & Diseases‚ Wild Animals Bats are flying ambassadors of Halloween‚ adding spooky ambience to countless forests‚ caves‚ graveyards and haunted houses. Lately‚ however‚ the tables have turned on them — Halloween and the winter it foreshadows are now an increasingly
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Table of contents Introduction……………………………………………………………1 Definition of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)………………………..1 Characteristics of FAS…………………………………………………1 Affect of alcohol on the brain………………………………………….1 Affect of FAS on babies………………………………………………..1 The role the South African context has played in FAS………………...1 Conclusion……………………………………………………………...1 Reference List……………………………………………………….…1 Introduction Upon conducting researching for this topic
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Fragile X syndrome‚ also called Martin-Bell syndrome‚ is a syndrome of X-linked mental retardation. In 1943‚ Martine and Bell described a pedigree of X-linked mental disability. Chris and Weesam were first to sight an unusual “maker X chromosome” with mental disability in 1969. It is also the most common known cause of autism. Autism is a brain development disorder that impairs social interaction and communication. It can also cause restricted and repetitive behavior. It all starts before
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Fetal alcohol syndrome From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Fetal alcohol syndrome Classification and external resources Baby with fetal alcohol syndrome. ICD-10 Q86.0 ICD-9 760.71 DiseasesDB 32957 MedlinePlus 000911 eMedicine ped/767 MeSH D005310 Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a pattern of mental and physical defects that can develop in a fetus in association with high levels of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Alcohol crosses the placental
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