They comprise of Autistic disorder; Asperger’s syndrome; Rett’s disorder; childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive development. A complex syndrome that can be described as having many different brain disorders with similar characteristics. A child can be diagnosed as having autism based from the age of three if they are displaying “(1) significant
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Rett’s Syndrome What is Rett syndrome? Rett’s syndrome is a neurodevelopmenal disorder that for the most part only affects women. Infants with Rett syndrome seem to grow and develop normally at first‚ but then stop developing and even lose skills and abilities. Rett’s Syndrome can be summed up by normal early growth and development followed by a slowing of development‚ loss of purposeful use of the hands‚ distinctive hand movements‚ slowed brain and head growth‚ problems with walking‚ seizures
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Jacob Santel Mrs. Potter Reading Down Syndrome(Need different title) This is one of the most interesting genetic diseases in the world‚ and yet there is no cure for it. This disease can affect people drastically‚ or sometimes very little at all. Although there is no way to treat it‚ it can be helped‚ and there are many programs to help. This complex genetic disease is called down syndrome. Down Syndrome has many effects. People with down syndrome usually “look alike.” They usually have a
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phantom limb syndrome is a medical condition in which an amputee is able to perceive sensations from a body part that is long attached to the body. According to McCormick‚ Chang-Chien‚ Marshall‚ Huang‚ & Harden (2013)‚ approximately 80% of amputees experience sensations or pain at some point after an amputation. Sensations during phantom limb syndrome can be described in various ways‚ pain‚ sharp muscle spasms‚ burning‚ stabbing‚ aching‚ pressure‚ and gnawing. The nature of phantom limb syndrome can acute
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If the shoe doesn’t fit … “I call it ‘Barbie Doll Syndrome’– a 6 foot tall woman just doesn’t wear size 4 shoes. It’s abnormal‚ but we all want to look like Barbie‚” says fellowship trained orthopaedic foot surgeon Pam Davis‚ M.D.‚ Midwest Foot and Ankle Specialists‚ Davenport. “The typical problems I see are directly related to shoes that aren’t shaped like a person’s foot. Wearing shoes too small or those shaped in an unnatural way will cause deformities‚” she adds. Pamela Davis‚ M.D
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Shaken baby syndrome is a serious medical condition that results from a severe form of child abuse. Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) can also be called abusive head trauma (AHT)‚ inflicted traumatic brain injury (ITBI)‚ whiplash syndrome‚ and lastly‚ shaken impact syndrome. Regardless of which name is used to refer to it‚ shaken baby syndrome is one hundred percent avoidable. A British pediatric neurosurgeon Norman Guthkelch‚ was credited with developing the medical theory in 1971 that laid the ground
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Stickler’s Syndrome Stickler’s Syndrome is a connective tissue disorder that causes problems with vision‚ hearing‚ bones‚ and joints. Stickler’s Syndrome was named after Dr. Gunnar B. Stickler. In 1960‚ a 12 year old boy was analyzed at Mayo Foundation in Minnesota. The boy had expansions of quite a few of the joints‚ he was also very short sighted. His mother also had a problem‚ she was blind. Dr. Stickler founded that other members of this family had similar symptoms. This made Stickler
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Marfan Syndrome is caused by a genetic mutation. Marfan can be passed on from parents or can occur spontaneously. The disorder happens in the gene that enables your body to produce a protein that helps give connective tissue its elasticity and strength. The mutation results in an increase in a protein called transforming growth factor beta‚ or TGF-B. The increase causes the problems in the connective tissues of the body. Marfan Syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder. An autosomal recessive
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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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ex-mothers claim to experience nervous disorders‚ loss of sleep and depression‚ increased substance abuse‚ suicidal behaviors‚ and guilt about prematurely terminating the life of their baby. These symptoms have been given the name “Post Abortion Stress Syndrome”. Studies haven’t been able to exactly pinpoint whether or not this disorder really exists‚ they have had mixed results thus far. Having said that‚ the bulk of studies and research have found that there doesn’t appear to be an actual mental illness
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