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Asperger Syndrome Vs. High-Functioning Autism
Asperger Syndrome vs. High-functioning Autism Asperger syndrome (AS) is one of several pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), which presents itself very similarly to high-functioning autism (HFA). Hans Asperger first discovered the condition in 1944, but it was only uniquely recognized in standard classification models in 1994. To this day, it is difficult to estimate how many people are affected by AS, as there are still very unclear and controversial classification and diagnostic criteria. This review will
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Tourette’s Syndrome
Tourette’s Syndrome Tourette’s syndrome is “a genetic, neurological disorder characterized by motor and vocal tics and associated behavioral features including obsessions and compulsions and hyperactivity” (Strickland “Tourette Syndrome” Gale). Tourette’s syndrome is named after George Gilles de la Tourette, who was a French physician. He described this condition over a century ago (Newton “Tourette Syndrome” Sick). Although Tourette’s is not fatal, it is a very common disorder that affects many people in many different ways.
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Xyy Syndrome
XYY Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder which affects males due to an extra Y chromosome. Healthy males have 46 chromosomes including one X and one Y chromosome. Men with XYY syndrome have 47 chromosomes, two of which are Y chromosomes. It is not known why the extra Y chromosome occurs. The disorder is present at birth and is estimated to occur in one out of every one thousand live births. In very rare instances,
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Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by tics; involuntary, rapid, sudden movements or vocalizations that occur repeatedly in the same way. Diagnostic criteria include: both multiple motor and one or more vocal tics present at some time, although not necessarily simultaneously, the occurrence of tics many times a day (usually in bouts) nearly everyday or intermittently throughout the span of more than one year; period changes in the number, frequently, type and location of
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
The human wrist contains a strong, fibrous sheath of tough connective tissue, the flexor retinaculum, which envelops and protects several arrangements of bone. The carpal tunnel is the space between this sheath and the bones making up the wrist and hand. The carpal tunnel houses one nerve, the median nerve, which becomes compressed and causes carpal tunnel syndrome. The median nerve controls sensation and small muscles in the thumb, index finger, and middle finger. Carpal
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Aspergers Syndrome
Aspergers is considered high functioning and is at the far right of the spectrum. It is grouped under the umbrella term pervasive developmental disorder or PPD along with other disorders relating to communication, socialization, and interests/activities deficits. The term Asperger’s syndrome was coined by Lorna Wing in a paper published in 1981before then people with Aspergers syndrome were considered socially awkward or unsociable. Boys are typically affected more by aspergers syndrome. People with Aspergers typically
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV/AIDS Today due to the advancements in medical industry many new drugs and treatment methods are available to combat the spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the consequent Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). But still this deadly disease poses many challenges for the health care systems and providers in every corner of the world. HIV is a virus that occurs only in humans causing deterioration of immune system due to Microscopic agents. It gradually hampers
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Usher Syndrome
Life is so unpredictable, some days are so bright and sunny and at times, one may not like the way things occur in their life. But the best thing about our life is that it always teaches us something in return. In our journey to explore the hidden and inquisitive side of life, we have come across many people who are different. Some individuals are not perfect; they suffer from some kind of disability. Some
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome What is Fetal alcohol syndrome? Exposure to alcohol before birth can cause a variety of different problems. One of the most severe effects of drinking during pregnancy is fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). FAS is known as one of the leading preventable causes of mental retardation and birth defects. If a woman drinks alcohol during her pregnancy the baby can be born with FAS, which is a lifelong, physically and mentally disabling condition.
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False Memory Syndrome
Calling Memory Into Question: A look at False Memory Syndrome Memory is the mental faculty of retaining and recalling past experiences. A repressed memory is one that is retained in the subconscious mind, where one is not aware of it but where it can still affect both conscious thoughts and behavior. When memory is distorted or confabulated, the result can be what has been called the False Memory Syndrome: a condition in which a person's
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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIDS is Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome HIV and Aids affect more than roughly thirty million people worldwide. Race, sex and age have nothing to do with who can get this disease, however, the race with the highest number of infected people happens to be Caucasian males ages 25-44. About forty-five percent of the 641,000 AIDS cases in the U.S. have been white people. Blacks aren’t far behind with over 35 percent of cases, and Hispanics
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Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome Have you ever been in a situation where you were confronted by a child who has Down Syndrome and were unsure of how to act around that child? I'm sure many of us have experienced the awkwardness that accompanies such a situation. Many people feel guilt or pity for these children, I believe these reactions result from a lack of knowledge about the condition. Which is why I have chosen this topic. Down
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The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was initially recognized in the first half of the twentieth century and has since become a major worldwide epidemic (“Discovery Health”). Debate about the origin of AIDS has enticed considerable concern and controversy since the advent of the epidemic. It is has been proven that AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by stimulating the destruction and functional impairment of cells in the immune system, potentially destroying the
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Each year in the United States, more than 40,000 babies are born with alcohol-related birth defects. "About 1 infant in 0 suffers from fetal alcohol syndrome" (Papalia, Olds p. 114). Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a direct result of a woman's competed disregard for the fetus. FAS is due to pregnant woman who drink alcohol, which than passes through her bloodstream to the placenta and into the baby's bloodstream. The fetal metabolism
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Tourette Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, and Genetics
Usually, the first symptoms of Tourette Syndrome are facial tics, commonly eye blinking. Other facial tics include nose twitching and grimaces. The next tic to appear will usually be some other minor motor tic such as foot stomping, head jerking, neck stretching, or body twisting and bending. Affected individuals may also have a vocal tic such as clearing their throat, coughing, grunting, sniffing, yelping, barking, or shouting. Few Tourette Syndrome patients also experience coperlalia-the uttering
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Down Syndrome
In 1866, the medical superintendent of the Earlswood Asylum for Idiots in London, Dr. John Langdon Haydon Down, published a paper describing some of the characteristics of Down Syndrome, which today bears his name. He reported Observations on the ethnic classification of idiots, that established the eponym, and misguided the following generations of scientists and physicians. His diagnosis of idiocy became a self-fulfilling propesy, for most patients languished in institutions lacking adequate educational and medical
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrom
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is defined as “a specific pattern of abnormalities in infants born to chronic alcohol mothers” (Jones, Smith, Ulleland, & Streissguth, 1973). The abnormalities that the definition suggests are growth retardation, central nervous system dysfunction, and morphological anomalies such as narrowing of the forehead, thin upper lip, flattened space between upper lip and nose, and flattened bridge of the nose to name a few (Carlson, 1977/2004). “In the western world, fetal alcohol
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Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
The stories are familiar, “I was serving in the 1st-3rd Marine Battalion in Baghdad, constantly facing danger in the guise of Saddam’s National guard and then suicide bombers and insurgents,” or “I was a first responder at the World Trade Center on September 11th, and I was there when the tower collapsed, which not only hurt me but caused the deaths of many fellow firefighters and friends, including members of my own fire company and
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (fas) and Its Effects on Society
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a pattern of mental and physical defects which develops in some unborn babies when the mother drinks too much alcohol during pregnancy. FAS is the leading known cause of mental retardation, surpassing both Spina Bifida and Down's Syndrome. However, not all children with FAS have mental retardation. A recent study of sixty-one adolescents and adults with FAS revealed IQ scores ranging from 20 to 105, with an average of 68.
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Down Syndrome
Down syndrome Down syndrome takes its name from Dr. Langdon Down. He was the first person to describe the syndrome in 1866. The earliest recorded incident of someone having Down syndrome dates back to an altar piece painted in a church in Aachen, Germany in 1504. Although the syndrome is named after Dr Langdon Down, he did not understand the condition, as we know it today. The syndrome was referred to as having mongolism. This
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Coffin-Lowry Syndrome
Coffin-Lowry Syndrome A developmental disability is “a severe, permanent, physical or psychological impairment originating before the age of 22 and causing severe functional disruptions (handicaps) in the person’s life” (Graziano, 2001). When assessing the etiology, pathology, impairments and disabilities of Coffin-Lowry Syndrome (CLS) it is evident that CLS is a developmental disability. CLS is a severe form of X-linked mental retardation with marked phenotypic variability that interferes with the affected individuals social, psychological and everyday
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The Government Is Alerted of Toxic Shock Syndrome Associated with Tampon Use in 1980
The Government is Alerted of Toxic Shock Syndrome Associated with Tampon Use in 1980 While Dr. James K. Todd had identified toxic shock syndrome (“TSS”) in children as early as 1978, the syndrome was not brought to the attention of the Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) until 1980 when they began receiving reports from health care practitioners and state health departments.[25] Approximately 97 percent of the cases reported involved menstruating women.[26] The potentially fatal disease
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I Search on Aspergers Syndrome
Introduction If your body could not perform how your brain wanted it to, what would you do? This is what millions of autistic individuals feel on a daily basis. Autistics are often capable of learning and performing intellectually in a work environment, but lack the ability to control their verbal and physical communication. My question regarding autism is, How can an autistic adult with Asperger’s syndrome of high functioning autism receive and hold employment? Before
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Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome
Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome is one of over 7000 known inherited diseases. It is an autosomal dominant disease that affects about 10% of the population.1 The history of VHL reaches back to 1864 when scattered reports of knots of blood vessels known as hemangioblastomas on the retina surfaced and were written up by opthamolagists. Eugene Von Hippel, a German ophthalmologist is credited with discovering the familial nature of the disease, however Swedish pathologist Arvid Lindau
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Xyy Syndrome
XYY Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder which affects males due to an extra Y chromosome. Healthy males have 46 chromosomes including one X and one Y chromosome. Men with XYY syndrome have 47 chromosomes, two of which are Y chromosomes. It is not known why the extra Y chromosome occurs. The disorder is present at birth and is estimated to occur in one out of every one thousand live births. In very rare instances,
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