Marfan’s Syndrome Marfan syndrome is an inherited connective-tissue disorder transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait. It is distributed worldwide‚ has a high prevalence rate and has pleiotropic manifestations‚ meaning one gene influences multiple traits that do not seem to be related. Mutations of the FBN1 gene on the 15th chromosome (more specifically chromosome 15q21.1) cause Marfan syndrome. The FBN1 gene is coded to make a glycoprotein called fibrillin-1
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№ 9 J.Webster “Daddy-Long-Legs”(letter 1) The text under analysis is a passage from an epistolary novel written by a well-known American writer Jean Webster. She was active politically and socially‚ and often included issues of interest in her books. This book is written in belles-lettres style. The story has a narrative presentation and the subject of the extract is drown from life. The author places herself in the position of the main character. The main character is a Judy. The novel episode
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Down’s Syndrome Abstract This research is aimed at getting theoretical and practical knowledge about Down’s Syndrome. Psychological aids such as observation‚ Informal Interviews and case histories were used to gather information for this project. The conclusion drawn was that it is possible for individuals suffering from Down’s Syndrome to lead a fairly normal and highly satisfying life if they are provided with a loving and nurturing environment at home. Introduction The aim of this paper
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The movie choose to write about is Forrest Gump. The plot is about a man with a below average intelligence who as a child has to wear leg braces. People treat him different because he has to wear these leg braces. One day while he is being chased his leg braces fall off and he discovers his ability to run very fast. Over the course of his life he goes through many different types of events. As he grows he gets a football scholarship because he can run very fast. After that he joins the army. He
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Nadine Michaelson‚ a 14 years old girl when skiing‚ fell and broke her left leg. When she fell‚ her left leg was caught under the body of another skier who ran into her. Doctor performed X-ray (a technique that gives a shadow image of an object) on Nadine’s leg. The X-ray showed that Nadine had an open‚ tibial-fibular fracture just below the knee. Fig 1. Open tibial-fibular fracture9 Tibia and fibula are the two bones located right below the knee area; out of the two the
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sciatica-type symptoms. He can recall no unusual activity that would have set this off. No trauma‚ or injury recalled. He has been fairly religious in doing physical therapy type exercises‚ and tai chi. He describes some sciatica symptoms down the left leg. It has bothered him and concerned him because it seems to last longer than his usual flare ups. No bowel or bladder incontinence‚ chills‚ or fevers. He has been seen by Dr. [Name] who is _____ massage and acupuncture which seems to work pretty good
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Hold the pose for up to three minutes. This pose positions the legs in the opposite position of knock knees‚ bow-legged‚ which makes it therapeutic in correcting the original condition. Warrior 2 Pose Against a Wall Warrior 2 pose can help strengthen the knees if performed with proper alignment. Perform this pose against a wall or with the guidance of an experienced teacher to ensure proper alignment. In a standing position‚ bring the legs 4 feet apart and stretch the arms out to the side. Turn the
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s Rett’s Syndrome Website: http://understandingrettsyndrome.webs.com History Rett Syndrome is a developmental disorder experienced almost always in girls‚ and is first recognized during infancy. Before the discovery of this disorder‚ incidents of Rett Syndrome were mistaken for many other neurologic disorders such as Autism‚ Cerebral Palsy‚ or Nonspecific Developmental Delay‚ especially in females. An Austrian physician‚ Dr. Andreas Rett‚ first described this
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Reye Syndrome Reye Syndrome is an extremely rare‚ non-contagious disease thought to be triggered by aspirin use. The actual origin of the disease is unknown. Reye’s Syndrome‚ occasionally called Reye-Jacobsen’s Syndrome‚ is known to follow any viral infection. Two of the most common viral infections it precedes is influenza‚ "the flu"‚ and chicken pox. A now-familiar warning on bottles of aspirin‚ most notably Tylenol‚ is not to give Tylenol to a child who is recovering from the chicken
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Down Syndrome Down syndrome is a genetic condition that typically causes some level of learning disability and a characteristic range of physical features. Most babies born with Down’s syndrome are diagnosed with the condition after birth and are likely to have: reduced muscle tone leading to floppine eyes that slant upwards and outwards a below average weight and length at birth Although children with Down’s syndrome share some common physical characteristics‚ they do not all look the same
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