or disastrous. Every person with savant syndrome has incredible memory in one specific field. Many common such fields are‚ for example‚ knowledge of U.S. Presidents‚ random trivia‚ license plate numbers or outstanding understanding of mathematical equations‚ turning he/she into a human calculator. One man has been known to hear a
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Alien hand syndrome Alien hand syndrome is a neurological disorder in which one of the sufferer’s hands seems to take on a life of its own. Sometimes the sufferer will not be aware of what the hand is doing until it is brought to his or her attention. Alien hands can perform complex acts such as undoing buttons or removing clothing. Causes: condition is a result from a brain surgical intervention‚ in treatment of w epilepsy. Some reports would also say that this condition can be acquired after
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Stockholm Syndrome: Understanding the Beast in the Beauty Phillip F. Schulte-Hordelhoff Stockholm Syndrome Defined: “A phenomenon in which a hostage begins to identify with and grow sympathetic to his or her captor.” (The American Heritage® Stedman ’s Medical Dictionary‚ 2009) The movie Beauty and the Beast (Trousdale‚ 1991) may be a love story‚ a classic fairy tale with a Happily Ever After ending. The lesson we get from it as children is that beauty is more than skin deep and love conquers
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) or Stein-Leventhal syndrome‚ is an endocrine disorder in women that has varying degrees of early and long-term reproductive and metabolic risk. PCOS is the most common female endocrinopathy during childbearing age with around 6%-10% of the population afflicted. (Palomba et al.‚ 2015). While many that have been diagnosed with PCOS have ovarian cyst‚ it is not the symptom required for diagnoses. To be diagnosed with PCOS one must be afflicted with at least two of three
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Ecological Model Paper: Aspergers Syndrome Treyci Robinson SWRK 501 (19156) October 6‚ 2014 Prof. Allen Lipscomb Table of Content Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Symptoms 5 Implications of Development 6 Conclusion 9 References 10 Implications of development for toddlers with Asperger’s syndrome. Asperger ’s syndrome is a developmental disorder associated with Autism that is characterized by preoccupations
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) also called median nerve compression is a very common injury to the hand and wrist that causes numbness and tingling. More than 3 million cases of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome are reported each year in the United States . The carpal tunnel is a passageway from your wrist to your hand that consists of bones‚ tendons‚ ligaments‚ and the median nerve. The median nerve that passes through this tunnel is responsible for delivering sensations to the thumb
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– Down syndrome Group 1 Down syndrome is a genetic condition that causes a delay in a child development mentally and physically. In every Eight hundred babies one is effect by Down syndrome. Down syndrome can form widely from child to child. Down syndrome has two affects to the person meaning that the child might need a lot of medical attention or lead healthy lives. Down syndrome cannot be prevented but can be discovered before the child is born. The condition of Down syndrome can be
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Olivia Harrell 4/7/15 Parental Alienation Syndrome I am working with the Greene County Court House. I observe a few different types of court cases such as Sessions‚ Magistrates‚ Juvenile‚ and Criminal court. During recess I ask a series of questions from surveys about PAS to random people that come through there. PAS is a recent study about a parent becoming alienated from their child’s life following a divorce. I chose this project‚ because PAS interested me‚ and I am a Criminal Justice major‚
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Sjogren Syndrome Sjogren’s Syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disease where the white blood cells attack the moisture producing glands. The disorder may cause dry eye‚ mouth‚ skin‚ nose‚ and vaginal dryness. Sjogren can also affect the kidney‚ gastrointestinal system‚ blood vessels‚ lungs‚ liver‚ pancreas‚ and the central nervous system. Sjogren’s can occur alongside other autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis‚ lupus or scleroderma. The consequences of Sjögren’s syndrome range from
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False Memory Syndrome False memory is a very destructive condition‚ one that can change the emotional state of someone possibly making them go mad. It can be live changing coming to the reality that a great deal of your life as you know it has been created. False memory syndrome affects many lives to this day. Having a false memory is not uncommon at all. Most times false memories are created on accident by you or an other individual. A false memory is a condition in which a person’s identity and
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