Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) better known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a chronic disorder that causes extreme fatigue and has a large effect on one’s life. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome affects children and adults across the world. It causes constant tiredness and fatigue that lasts for six months or longer that isn’t due to current illnesses or underlying medical conditions. CFS is a disorder that causes extreme exhaustion and fatigue. It doesn’t improve with sleep and sometimes physical
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Phantom Limb Syndrome Phantom limb syndrome was first described by Ambroise Pare in 1552. Pare‚ a French surgeon. Pare noticed this phenomenon in soldiers who felt pain in their amputated limbs. Then in 1871‚ Mitchell coined the term "phantom limb". Phantom limb syndrome is the illusion sensation that a limb still exists after it is lost through an accident or amputation. The causes of phantom limb syndrome is that although the limb is no longer there‚ the nerve at the site of the amputation
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Down Syndrome Thesis: When someone sees a child or an adult with Down syndrome they automatically single them out‚ every person in this world is different‚ with a disability or with out‚ but that doesn’t mean they need to be treated differently. I. Causes A. Mental Disorder B. Mothers age C. Not inherited D. Most common E. Amniocentesis II. Symptoms A. Problems at birth B. Size C. Other issues D. Facial features III. Severities A. Ranges B. Trisomy 21 C. Mosaic D. Mosaic
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Fragile x syndrome- is a genetic condition that cause alot of growing problems including learning disabilities and cognitive impairment. Usually‚ males are more affected by this disorder than females. In 1943‚ Martin and Bell showed that a particular form of mental retardation was X-linked.However‚ due to genetic anticipation and X-inactivation in females‚ the inheritance of Fragile X syndrome does not follow the usual pattern of X-linked dominant inheritance and some scholars have suggested
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Fragile X syndrome Explanation of Fragile X syndrome Fragile X syndrome(FXS) is a genetic disorder that creates a variety of developmental issues which contains‚ learning disorder and cognitive impairment. Normally‚ males are most likely to be harshly affected by FXS than females. Individual that have this disorder‚ generally have slowed growth of dialogue and vocabulary by age 2. Causes of Fragile X syndrome Fragile X Syndrome (also known as FXS) is created by gene mutation. Gene mutation is the
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Down Syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality and probably the most common genetic condition‚ occurs in approximately one in every eight hundred to one thousand live births or accounts for approximately 5-6 per cent of intellectual retardation. Although‚ most students with Down’s Syndrome are between the mild to moderate range of mental retardation. Initially‚ Down’s Syndrome was given the label of Mongolism due to the physical characteristics of the disorder. A student with Down’s Syndrome is usually
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Toxic Shock Syndrome (T.S.S.) You may have never heard of Toxic Shock Syndrome or T.S.S. It may help to know what T.S.S. is and its causes‚ how to prevent it‚ and how to treat it. Toxic Shock Syndrome is form of blood poisoning caused by overgrowth of Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus bacteria. Sometimes these strains of bacteria cause a toxin TSST-1. Its causes have been linked to use of tampons but it can also be caused by surgery and skin wounds. T.S.S. symptoms include a high
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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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Battered woman syndrome is a psychological disorder that develops in victims of domestic violence as a result of serious‚ long-term abuse. Women have no rational control and will kill or cause serious bodily harm in order to escape their abuser. Although the individuals in these situations are trying to protect themselves‚ they can still be charged with a criminal offense. Although some might oppose‚ Women should be able to use BWS as a plea when repeated abuse occurs within a relationship with a
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Turner Syndrome Turner syndrome affects 3% of all females prior to birth‚ with only around 1% of these ‘in utero’ cases surviving to term; it is not inherited from either parent‚ but purely a ‘chance’ mutation. Despite this‚ it has become the most common genetically determined abnormality amongst females‚ and can have detrimental effects on systemic wellbeing throughout life. Turner Syndrome is a sex-linked genetic disorder which only affects females‚ and can present symptoms in several organ
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