Prader Willi Syndrome Prader Willi syndrome‚ or more commonly known as PWS is a disorder that causes “obesity‚ intellectual disability‚ and shortness in height” (Mayo Clinic). PWS is a not a common disorder. According to MNT‚ it is estimated that “one in 25‚000 people have PWS in the US and it affects an estimated 350‚000 to 400‚000 people worldwide.” However‚ PWS is the most common genetic cause of life-threatening childhood obesity that has been identified to date in genetic clinics. There is
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Down Syndrome (DS) is the most common chromosomal condition in the United States‚ affecting about 1 in every 700 babies (CDC). This condition is also known as Trisomy 21‚ due to there being an extra copy of chromosome 21 (CDC). This extra chromosome results in changes in the development of the brain and body‚ which in turn can lead to cognitive and physical challenges (CDC). Some hallmark physical characteristics include almond shaped eyes that slant up‚ smaller hands and feet‚ shorter stature‚
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Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex hormonal disorder that causes women to have irregular or absent menstrual flows‚ acne‚ obesity and excess hair growth. In women with polycystic ovary syndrome‚ immature eggs distend the ovaries‚ leading to infertility. The syndrome tends to run in families. Many of these women seek medical care specifically for menstrual irregularities or for fertility purposes; however‚ there is significant evidence that women
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| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | | | | | | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Imagine a mother going to the baby’s room to kiss her infant good night‚ expecting to hear the gentle breathing of her infant‚ but all she hears is silence. Unrecognizable and often misunderstood‚ this silent killer is the foremost cause of death of infants in the United States. The deaths of infants each year from sudden infant death syndrome are greater than the number of deaths from; AIDS‚ cystic
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Empty Nest Syndrome Empty nest syndrome is a feeling that parents have when their children leave the house for the first time. It is a feeling of grief‚ sadness and loneliness and is not a syndrome that could be termed a clinical condition. This usually happens when children leave their house for the first time and go away for either college‚ work or to start to live by themselves. Even though children leaving their homes to make their own lives are in fact a very healthy event‚ parents are often
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Angelman Syndrome In America‚ about 6 million students are known to have some kind of intellectual disability. Intellectual disabilities are not always determined by the IQ level of an individual but rather how they react to their peers‚ self-perception‚ problem solving‚ personal care‚ etc.. It could develop before birth‚ after birth or even in one’s later life. Usually‚ these disabilities are caused by mutation in one of the chromosomes of a fetus. For example‚ some syndromes are the result of
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Rett Syndrome Abstract Rett syndrome is considered one of the autism spectrum disorders. Rett syndrome is a developmental disability disorder resulting in severe mental and physical deficits in female children. Rett syndrome is grouped as a pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) in which conditions are severe and pervasive‚ and that begin in early life and influence multiple areas of development. Rett syndrome‚ including the age of onset and the severity of symptoms‚ varies from child to
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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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01/29/2003. The SSA granted disability benefits because of borderline intellectual functioning and pervasive developmental disorder. She had a history of Apert’s syndrome
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Court systems make it extremely hard for a father to receive any type of custody‚ all because the courts see the mother as the nurturer. In some cases‚ mothers develop Malicious Mother Syndrome while going through a divorce which‚ causes even more issues for a father trying to get custody. Malicious mother syndrome is an act of a mother manipulating a child and the court system to hate the father. Instead of taking the mother’s actions into consideration‚ the system just grants the mother sole custody
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