A Brief Look at Down Syndrome

Brief History One of the first cases of NF can date back to the 13th century and the 18th century- even before it got its official name of NF. In 1785, there was a man reported to have been nicknamed “The Wart Man” he also had been reported to have many of the symptoms of Neurofibromatosis type 1. NF had a famous face at one point, noted as “Elephant Man’s Disease” John Merrick, who had many conditions, but experts said he was more likely to have Proteus syndrome, and people still get the two conditions

This is what school can be like for a child with Tourette Syndrome, making it hard for him or her to be in any kind of social situation. Tourette Syndrome produces involuntary tics which can be hard for any school aged child or adolescent. Little is known about the cause of Tourette Syndrome and there is no cure, making the diagnoses look somber, but there are various treatments and ways of coping, but most patients with Tourette Syndrome don’t have to worry about it for

Introduction Down syndrome is a disorder with a genetic basis: the fertilized egg that develops into a child with Down syndrome has three Chromosome 21s instead of the two found in individuals without Down syndrome. Children with Down syndrome experience neurocognitive deficits in the areas of language development, communication, memory, and higher order thinking skills that depend on judgment and integration of concepts (Davis, 2008). The significance of these impairments for teachers and educational

Losing a child is something that few really understand. Even a brief life offers so much that is special. My daughter, Jorden Courageous Allred, died February 3, 2007. She was just 1 day old. I held my daughter after she died, I will never forget Jorden as a person or my daughter. Jorden was born with a rare syndrome that caused her deformity and ultimately her death. I realized how little information the professionals had about the syndrome, also their lack of compassion and understanding. It was difficult

Cushing’s syndrome In this report I will be discussing the Endocrine System, and Cushing’s syndrome, a disease that targets this system. The endocrine system works together with the nervous system to maintain the body's homeostasis. Although both the nervous system and endocrine system do both help in maintaining the body's homeostasis the endocrine system responds much slower but its effects last for longer periods of time. The slow response of the endocrine system is due to the utilizing of chemical

A young man with Bardet-Biedl syndrome helps protect an Iranian Immigrant from the authorities and his own bitter brother. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: LAWRENCE ADAMS (25) suffers from asthma and Bardet-Biedl syndrome. He refuses to leave the area around his house and meet people because he’s different and unique. He’s obsessed with his Polaroid camera. While taking pictures outside, he sees a white panel van skid into the farmer’s field, as they try to get away from the police. PAUL and EDDIE, smugglers

One study asked if and how mediation helps chronic pain (The Effects of Brief Mindfulness Meditation Training on Experimentally Induced Pain, Zeidan, http://www.psych.uncc.edu/pagoolka/seminar/jofpain2009.pdf). The study had just 15 participants and each underwent an MRI while pain was induced. Each participant was then taught mindfulness meditation and given another MRI. One group meditated during the MRI and pain induction and the other group did not. The meditating group experienced a 40% reduction

This is case report of Marchiafava Bignami Syndrome in a 36 years old male. Marchiafava Bignami Syndrome is a rare entity with few reports in literature across the world. This syndrome is associated with chronic alcoholism in old and aged alcoholics. The exact etiology is unclear and the clinical course can be mild to a very terrible fatal illness. The only treatment is alcohol abstinence and proper nutrition. CASE HISTORY 36 years old male had sudden onset giddiness associated with

strengths lie in my ability to address and incorporate a person’s cultural and emotional well-being while tackling a generalized problem and narrowing the options down to a single source. Ironically, I began to have a change of heart while attempting to impress my internal medicine attending by staying late after evening rounds to look up an interesting case on patient A.C..

breathe. Lung cancer causes a large amount of stress and damage on the lungs. In your body you will find you lungs midway down your chest cavity. If you were to see your lungs outside of your body, they would look like large spongy like organs. Your left lung is smaller to allow room for your heart. As you begin to take a breath, air enters through your mouth then travels down the lungs and through the trachea or more commonly known as the windpipe. Your trachea is divided into two tubes which