Münchausen Syndrome and Münchausen Syndrome By Proxy Münchausen Syndrome There are many syndromes in people’s lives. All of the sydromes have been effecting people’s health negatively in people lives since the existence of human being. One of the most interesting syndrome is Munchausen Syndrome. It is related to unreal illness. In other words‚ Some people who has münchausen syndrome can cause an illness own their own. Therefore‚ they are actually clever and have medical information. Due to their
Premium Medicine
Marfan syndrome 1 THE DISCOVERY OF MARFAN SYNDROME Biology 111 Index 1517 Marfan syndrome page 2 During this past spring semester we have covered many systems of the body in Biology. Covering the endocrine system I learned of a disorder called Marfan syndrome that affected former president Abraham Lincoln. The understanding of Marfan syndrome has evolved over the past few decades. Many diseases are named after the primary researcher or the person who discovered the disease and proclaimed
Premium
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
Premium Pregnancy Chromosome Abortion
Victoria Haskins Biology Honors Mr. Kelly March 6th‚ 2017 Edwards Syndrome Edwards syndrome‚ also known as Trisomy 18‚ is a condition caused by a mistake in meiotic cell division resulting in an extra chromosome 18 in a developing baby (Source 1). This condition disrupts normal development‚ potentially fatally‚ even before birth (Source 1). Major characteristics of the disorder include a delay in growth‚ a low birth weight‚ and other major medical complications (Source 1‚ Source 3). Professor of
Premium Chromosome Meiosis
Turner Syndrome Allie Fitzgerald BIOL 150 11/22/11 Turner syndrome (TS) is a genetic condition in which a female does not have the usual pair of two X chromosomes (“What is TS?”). This condition was named after Dr. Henry Turner‚ who was one of the first researchers to describe the features of Turner’s Syndrome in 1930s. TS occurs in about 1 female out of every 2‚000 female births‚ but is much more common in miscarriages. A diagnosis of TS is made through a karyotype test. This is performed
Premium Chromosome Growth hormone
the disease. Progeria Research Foundation also funds medical research that is specifically aimed at finding the cause. Treatments and cures for this syndrome are more reasons that the foundation funds research for the disease (How PRF was formed). Progeria is an outcome of a fault in the Lamin A(LMNA) gene (Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome 2012). The LMNA gene has codes that are for two proteins‚ Lamin A and Lamin C. These proteins play a big role in stabilizing the inner membrane of
Premium Senescence Gerontology Aging
Korsakoff’s Syndrome Korsakoff’s syndrome is a disorder in which a lack of thiamine results in anterograde and retrograde amnesia — those with the disorder exhibit the loss of newly formed memories‚ and a degeneration in their ability to remember events from their past (Spiegel‚ Lim‚ 2011‚ p. 15). Found generally in alcoholics‚ the combination of their compromised metabolism and thiamine deficiency results in Wernicke’s Encephalopathy‚ which then progresses to Korsakoff’s syndrome (Thompson‚ Guerrini
Premium Hippocampus Temporal lobe
Savant Syndrome 1. How does Savant Syndrome help us understand the nature of intelligence? Savant Syndrome is an exceedingly rare phenomenon in which people with disabilities have remarkable abilities and talents. The uniqueness of this disease has enabled us to better understand the nature of intelligence and cognition. Savant syndrome helps us to better comprehend the specialization of the left and right hemispheres in our brain. Because savants are especially talented in areas such as numbers
Free Intelligence Intelligence quotient General intelligence factor
Running head: METABOLIC SYNDROME Metabolic Syndrome James Doucette College of Western Idaho Abstract Metabolic syndrome is an emerging diagnosis in the medical field that has effects on patient care. Becoming familiar with it and having it become a common part of patient care will‚ if used appropriately will increase the lives of those who have become affected with or are at risk of becoming diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a constellation of risks
Premium Atherosclerosis Obesity Hypertension
The stigma around mental health not only comes from society‚ the media‚ or our peers‚ but it can also come from within. People may also avoid the stigma of mental illness because of stigma’s potential effects on one’s sense of self. Research shows that people with mental illness often internalize stigmatizing ideas that are widely endorsed within society and believe that they are less valued because of their psychiatric disorder (Corrigan‚ 2004). Working to diminish the stigma around mental health
Premium Mental disorder Psychology Psychiatry