For some‚ autistic savant syndrome is present at birth. For others‚ this syndrome can be caused by head trauma or other neurological degenerations mainly in the left hemisphere. Many studies have shown research on patients who have endured head trauma which resulted in the patients containing genius abilities. Savant syndrome is a condition in which individuals who are typically impaired‚ demonstrate remarkable skills. Skills
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Advocacy for Down Syndrome What is advocacy? Advocacy is speaking acting‚ writing with minimal conflict of interest on behalf of the sincerely perceived interests of a disadvantaged person or group to promote‚ protect and defend their welfare and justice by being on their side and no-one else’s‚ being primarily concerned with their fundamental needs‚ remaining loyal and accountable to them in a way which is emphatic‚ and vigorous and which is‚ or is likely to be‚ costly to the advocate or advocacy
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Klinefelter’s Syndrome is a genetic condition that is only found in males and the male is born with an extra copy of the X chromosome. It was first diagnosed by Dr. Harry Klinefelter and his coworker in 1942. They did a group research of men who had the symptoms of Klinefelter syndrome. By late 1950‚ Dr.Klinefelter discovered that the men with Klinefelter syndrome had an extra sex chromosome making them XXY instead of a normal male XY. “Klinefelter’s syndrome occurs in about 1 in 500-1000 male births
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Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome When you think of your body attacking itself‚ what comes to mind? Many people have a hard time understanding how your own body would attack itself and how it would do it. Your immune system plays a big role in your everyday life to help protect you from the outside world to prevent you from getting infected with any living bacteria or virus. Your body is capable of producing and breaking down many things‚ but it’s also capable of destroying itself with autoimmune
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Munchausen’s syndrome (MS) is a difficult disorder to diagnose and treat. It is an acute form of the factitious disorder‚ which is when an individual fabricates or induces an illness to oneself for unknown reasons. Another form of this disease is Munchausen’s syndrome by proxy‚ in which a parent fabricates illness onto a child. Physicians have a difficult time to diagnose such a rare kind of disease. That’s why it’s very important that physicians‚ psychologists‚ and also social workers become more
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Marfan Syndrome is caused by a genetic mutation. Marfan can be passed on from parents or can occur spontaneously. The disorder happens in the gene that enables your body to produce a protein that helps give connective tissue its elasticity and strength. The mutation results in an increase in a protein called transforming growth factor beta‚ or TGF-B. The increase causes the problems in the connective tissues of the body. Marfan Syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder. An autosomal recessive
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DiGeorge Syndrome: A Study in Chromosomal Errors DiGeorge syndrome is an anomaly that occurs when the 22q11.2 chromosome has been deleted‚ causing many different symptoms in various parts of the body. Those affected by DiGeorge syndrome often display signs of heart disease and defect at birth‚ presence of "cleft" palate (opening in the roof of the mouth)‚ learning disorders‚ autoimmune diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis)‚ hypocalcaemia (low presence of calcium in blood)‚ speech disabilities
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Tourette Syndrome was first described by a French doctor named Georges Gilles de la Tourette. (Joseph‚ Kidshealth) The disease can be very hard to control depending on the severity. It can cause repetitive movements or sudden jerks such as excessive eyeblinking‚ or shrugging your shoulders and even head jerking. Tourette’s can also can cause you to say unwanted things such as offensive phrases/words or blurting out random words‚ which are typically called tics. (Tourette Syndrome‚ Mayoclinic) Tics
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Klinefelter’s Syndrome “Harry Fitch Klinefelter specialized in endocrinology and rheumatology (weak bones) and through his studies Klinefelter’s syndrome was described in 1942‚” (Encyclopedia Britannica). The diagnosis of the patient is usually done at a young age through a series of many tests‚ one in which the doctor finds if the patient has two X-Chromosomes and one Y-Chromosome. As a random genetic mishap during the formation of the fetus‚ Klinefelter’s has many symptoms. The treatment is not
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Turner syndrome is named after Henry Turner who‚ in 1938‚ was one of the first doctors to report on the disorder in medical literature. Turner syndrome is one of the most common chromosomal disorders and is one of the most common genetic disorders found in females‚ it is a rare chromosomal disorder that affects only females. This condition occurs in about 1 in 2‚500 female births worldwide‚ but is much more common among pregnancies that do not survive to term‚ like miscarriages and stillbirths.
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