425 9/18/13 Doctor Pleads No Contest In Teen’s Death In Ohio a malnourished fourteen-year girl died after only weighing in at twenty- pounds and her doctor is pleading no contest for her death. The little girl’s name was Makalya’s who had cerebral palsy and was suffering abuse by her mother hands. Margaret Edward‚ who was the little girl’s doctor‚ is pleading no contest to three misdemeanors counts of failing to report child abuse and neglect on someone is functionally impaired. Makalya’s could
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and other adverse effects. What is Lesch-Nyhan syndrome? Lesch Nyhan is a recessive X-linked recessive disorder meaning that is passed from mother to son via the X-chromosome. The disease is characterized by mental retardation‚ spastic cerebral palsy‚ renal abnormalities‚ self-injurious behaviors‚ and other abnormal neurologic symptoms. The condition is caused by a mutation in the HPRT gene‚ which encodes for the peptide hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase. This enzyme regulates
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A difficult birth or injury to the baby can occur as a result of the baby’s size or position during labor and delivery. A birth injury can be categorized as any type of injury or damage to an infant’s body before‚ during‚ or just after the child’s birth. Complications during the course of pregnancy or labor can also result in a wide range of complications for a newborn baby. Birth injuries vary greatly - from being very minor to so severe as to cause the death of the infant. Many possible causes
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Creatures of Habit The Consolations of Philosophy written by Alain de Botton recounts the life of French essayist Michel de Montaigne and his journey beyond the boundaries of France. As he crossed borders to various European countries‚ Michel observed the many differing perspectives that each society possessed. Each province had their own standards used to police society into thinking that certain things are ‘normal’ versus ‘abnormal’. This narrow way of thinking disturbed Montaigne because he
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Nesha Shaw EDU330- Special Education Foundations and Framework Professor Amy Petrovich August 17‚ 2014 Placing Students in Effective Educational Environments The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has granted that placement options be available to better meet the needs of students. (Classroom Leadership‚ 2001) To better meet these requirements‚ educators have strived to make every effort to place students with and without disabilities in environments where they can learn‚ grow
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Noemi Jimenez Topic: Scoliosis General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the deformity‚ scoliosis Central idea: Today‚ I would like to share with you what scoliosis is‚ how one gets scoliosis‚ and what are the options one has on preventing scoliosis from getting worse. INTRODUCTION Preview of speech: Scoliosis is a rapidly growing deformity in the United Stated‚ 3 out of 4 children in an elementary school sized classroom have scoliosis and only 1 will
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Speech about inclusive Education Good morning principal and fellow colleagues. I have been given the task to talk to you about Inclusive education and the intrinsic and extrinsic barriers to learning and development. What is inclusive education? In line with international trends‚ South African education is moving away from special education towards a policy of inclusion (i.e. Inclusion of learners with disabilities‚ impairments and historically disadvantaged in terms of access to curriculum into
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Abstract Introduction The head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum in the pelvic bone forming the hip joint‚ while the distal part of the femur articulates with the tibia and kneecap forming the knee joint. By most measures the femur is the strongest bone in the body. The femur is also the longest bone in the body.Using the AP view of the hip‚ angle formed by axis of femoral shaft and line drawn along axis of femoral neck passing through center of head of femur. At birth‚ the femoral neck
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training that the teacher will need. Children with special needs are tested and then put into the appropriate group as to the disability that they have. There are several different types of special needs such as autism‚ behavior disorders‚ Cerebral Palsy‚ Down Syndrome‚ Alcohol related brain injuries‚ and brain injuries in general. With a degree in special education you would be able to cover the training for each of these disabilities and be able to handle the children that have these disabilities
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Hemiparesis is a condition that is commonly caused by either stroke or cerebral palsy‚ although it can also be associated with brain tumours‚ multiple sclerosis‚ and other diseases of the central nervous system. The word ‘hemi’ means half‚ while the ‘paresis’‚ means weakness. An estimation of over 80% of people who experiences a stroke obtains difficulties concerning movement of one side of the body (Weiss‚ 2010). Patients suffering from hemiparesis often have difficulties maintaining their balance
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