Rett Syndrome for Girls Only Rett syndrome is very rare neurological disorder that affects the brain. The disorder primarily effects girls only‚ but there has been reported cases of males with the disorder. The disorder is rare‚ it effects one in every 10‚000 to 15‚000 females‚ in all racial and ethnic groups. Rett syndrome effect one in every 100‚000 males. Rett Syndrome impairs the child’s speech‚ motor functions‚ daily activities‚ and respiratory functions. Rett Syndrome is usually diagnosed
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some healthful conclusive decisions towards their child that is not harmful. For example‚ my patient is 24 years old‚ born with cerebral palsy‚ respiratory distress and severe scoliosis. There was a time the family was faced with an ethical dilemma situation‚ to have the child undergo under the knife to correct her scoliosis or to ignore the surgery. The family involved me in decision making to help educate or provide them with my clinical rationale to help them in making a rightful decision. I was
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the symptoms are. Some patients will go through physical therapy and have to wear leg and arm braces. Additionally‚ there are a few options that involve surgery. The surgery options aren’t directly for DMD‚ but for other issues that are related. Scoliosis is sometimes connected to muscular dystrophy and surgery can be done for that. If the doctors have a surgery to help the patient sit or stand they will
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mother came up the stairs to tell me good night‚ however when glancing at me she realised that was was standing anything far from straight and my left shoulder was dipping below what it should’ve been. The following morning I went to my GP. I had Scoliosis. So naturally‚ I started panicking. Perhaps not verbally‚ but mentally? Absolutely. Fast forward several weeks to the 28th of July. The date when I met
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I also believe that Emma Woodhouse is a very believable witness because she was a child worker and described it as hell. She explained that there was no singing no talking no breaks nothing. They couldn’t go to school‚ her brother suffered from scoliosis and needs a cane to walk. Many children was also either injured or killed. Charles Russell even made a couple key points saying that the living conditions were poor working 12 hours straight no breaks with the bosses treating them like
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fracture of the ankle or knee joint | 6) Compression Hip Screw Fixator | | For intertrochanteric fracture of the femur | 7) Buttress Plate / T-plate | | For fracture of the proximal 3rd of tibia | 8) 9) Luque Rod For scoliosis 10) Bipolar Hip Prosthesis: Total Hip Replacement Arthroplasty For replacement of femoral head‚ neck and ACETABULUM. 11) Austin Moore Hip Prosthesis: Partial Hip Replacement Arthroplasty | | For replacement of femoral head and neck
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column. The body’s weight falls on the lumbar vertebrae. This excessive curvature bends toward the front causing the body to lean forward. This condition is known as Lordosis. In addition‚ lateral curvature of the spine called scoliosis. Depending on the severity scoliosis can be disfiguring and limit the function of the lungs and upper limbs. However‚ there is a major surgery to help straighten the spine. As DMD progresses the muscle weakness spreads and joint and tendon restriction called contracture
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disabling him of standing up straight. As James body maintained his balance his lower torso shifted forward. 8. James developed scoliosis due to him being in a wheelchair for majority of his childhood. Since James confined to a wheelchair his Erector Spinae muscle became week the more his body did not use it. This eventually creates a cure in the spine named scoliosis. 9. It is important for James to calcium fluoride supplement because fluoride will increase the production of osteoblast and calcium
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Abstract Klippel-Feil Syndrome (KFS) is a rare congenital condition characterized by the abnormal fusion of two or more vertebrae in the cervical spine. This results from a failed division in the vertebrae during the early weeks of fetal development. Although KFS is present at birth‚ milder cases can go undetected for years until symptoms worsen. The various symptoms that accompany KFS can vary from slight to extreme due to the wide possible range of severity of the fusion. For those who suffer from
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What You Need to Know About Rickets Rickets was once viewed as a public health problem that required urgent care. It was known to have largely fallen off of the public’s radar until recently. Many researchers are calling attention to a revival of rickets. But what is Rickets and why is there a resurge of incidents being seen? Rickets is the softening and weakening of bones in children also known as Osteomalacia in adults‚ usually because of a vitamin D deficiency or genetic condition. Vitamin
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