Definition • Muscular Dystrophy is a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness & a loss of muscle mass • In MD‚ abnormal genes (mutations) interfere with the production of proteins needed to form healthy muscle • There are many different kinds of Muscular Dystrophy • Symptoms of the most common variety begin in childhood‚ primarily in boys • Other types don’t surface until adulthood Definition Cont… • Some people who have MD will eventually lose the ability to walk • Some may have trouble
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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is an inherited connective tissue disorder that is classified into six distinct primary types. EDS was first described around the turn of the century by Eduard Ehlers‚ a Danish physician‚ and Henri-Alexandre Danlos‚ a French physician. Before 1997 there were ten recognized types of EDS that were labeled with Roman numerals I through X. Once doctors had more experience with patients with EDS and as technology improved to study biochemical
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tantrums when denied food‚ manipulation of others‚ stubbornness‚ or any mental health disorders. Dysfunctional sleep may also be a symptom of PWS; sleep apnea can be an issue as well. One with PWS may also have a curvature of the spine‚ known as scoliosis. Lastly‚ PWS can cause endocrine system failures; one may not be able to deal with stress
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Understanding Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Grand Canyon University SPE 526 Professor Elizabeth Jorgensen ABSTRACT Students and adults can be affected by many disabilities. Some maybe genetics‚ some self inflicted by accidents‚ in order to help the person with the disability we must first understand the reason behind the problem to better help the person affected by the disability. All disabilities affect individual in different wants‚ from learning disabilities to blindness each
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Musculoskeletal System A precise perception of the human anatomy is essential for members of the health care team. In order for healthcare professionals to identify problems and treat their clients they must know the human body and how it functions in a healthy state. Because of the complexity of the human body‚ it is impossible to cover every detail about it in a single discussion. However‚ this paper will focus on the musculoskeletal system of the body. This discussion will cover the function
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Known for her lively style of art and unique lifestyle‚ Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is celebrated worldwide across generations. Born on July 6‚ 1907‚ in Coyoacán ‚ Mexico‚ a seemingly fitting birthplace for the complex Kahlo‚ the country going through “ the verge of great changes”‚ her life reflecting the nation’s history. Now‚ Kahlo’s birthplace remains as a “series of streets and parks”‚ no longer a region where her childhood was spent free and imaginative. As time continues to pass Kahlo’s home
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There is a 50% chance of being born with neurofibromatosis‚ if a parent has acquired it in his or her lifetime. There are two types of neurofibromatosis‚ type 1‚ and type 2. Neurofibromatosis is a genetic disorder that causes tumors to form on nerve tissue. Most people don’t hear about it‚ because it’s not a well known disease. Despite the fact that it is a little known disease neurofibromatosis is pervasive and often debilitating. NF is a little known neurological disease that has many identities
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INTRO Prader-Willi syndrome or PWS‚ is not a disease many people have knowledge about‚ or have even heard about it. Only about 1 in 25‚000 children are born with this rare syndrome. In 1956‚ Prader-Willi was first described by Andrea Prader‚ Heinrich Willi‚ and Alexis Labhart. Prader and Willi‚ both Swiss pediatricians‚ and Labhart‚ an internist‚ were the first people to publish a report on this syndrome (Nord‚ 2015). In the research‚ they described characteristics observed of the affected children
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Name: Amy Jacob Student ID: 11715477 Major/College: Communications/Drexel University Home Address: 24 Cherry Place Staten Island‚ NY 10314 School Address: 101 N. 34th Street Philadelphia‚ PA 19104 Email: Amy.A.Jacob@drexel.edu Title of Paper: Why I Dance Assignment Description: Narrative Essay on Literacy and Communication Course and Section: Engl 101-126 Professor: Edward Fristrom I remember as if it was yesterday‚ that brisk‚ chilly‚ October evening‚ clutching tightly onto my mother’s
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University of Central Oklahoma CRI-DU-CHAT SYNDROME By James Truby May 3‚ 2006 BIO 2233 Heredity Paper Assignment CRI-DU-CHAT SYNDROME (CDCS) Cri-du-chat syndrome (CDCS) refers to a unique combination of physical and mental characteristics associated with a loss of genetic material on the distal short arm of the fifth chromosome. This loss of genetic material is referred to as a deletion. CDCS is also called 5p- syndrome (5p-S)‚ 5p monosomy‚ or Cat Cry syndrome which was
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