during puberty‚ but can also develop in late adulthood. When evaluating a patient for diagnosis‚ doctors normally break down the causes into subcategories to classify the correct type of scoliosis the patient has. Cause and types of scoliosis Idiopathic scoliosis is
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Scoliosis “Some people have crooked teeth‚ some people have broken fingers‚ and I’ve got a back that has my initial on it‚” says Shailene Woodley on scoliosis. This actress has suffered from scoliosis since she was fifteen years old and has a thirty-eight degree curvature in her spine. Shailene had to wear a plastic brace for thirteen hours per day until she stopped growing. Scoliosis is the abnormal curvature of the spine‚ and about three in every 100 children have this disease. Although many
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scoliosis is not known and since about 1922 such patients have been diagnosed as having idiopathic scoliosis (Asher‚ Marc A.).” Based on the observation of three distinct periods of climax‚ scoliosis has been sub-divided into three groups; infantile‚ before the age of 3; juvenile‚ age 5 to 8; and adolescent‚ age 10 until the end of growth. This categorization is now extensively used. “Eighty percent or more of idiopathic scoliosis is of the adolescent variety. As it is often not possible to determine
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related disorders that are caused from and are associated with scoliosis. Three types are explained in Aebis article of The adult scoliosis. Type 1 is primary degenerative scoliosis that deals with mostly disc or facet joint arthritis. Type 2 is Idiopathic adolescent scoliosis of the thoracic and/or lumbar spine in which correction and fusions could be needed. Type 3 is Secondary adult curves. This is divided in to types A and B. A‚ being neuromuscular and congenital scoliosis‚ or asymmetrical anomalies
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Though cases of scoliosis are found equally among both male and females‚ females scoliosis tends to be more severe (Board). Scoliosis can be present at birth‚ congenital. There are a few different types of scoliosis; functional‚ structural‚ and idiopathic structural. In functional scoliosis the problem does not originate the spine. The curvature in functional scoliosis is flexible‚ and the curve is normally caused by uneven legs or muscle spasms caused by pain (Board). Functional scoliosis will go
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the brain) (Rusbridge 2014). Idiopathic epilepsy is presented with tonic-clonic seizures with conscience loss (grand mal) and is recurrent in dogs. The clonic phase is presented with loss of consciousness‚ salivation‚ urination‚ defecation and cyanosis and the tonic phase follows with chewing movements of limb tugs. It is believed that idiopathic epilepsy is genetically inherited and typically starts between the ages of six to nine months old. The inheritance of idiopathic epilepsy is said to be complex
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scanners have a sensitivity of 58 to 100% and specificity of 57 to 71% in detecting the intussusception. Most cases of intussusception in children are treated conservatively with non- operative reduction since this pathological process is usually idiopathic without any lead point. On the other hand‚ management of adult intussusception is more controversial. Firstly‚ adult intussusception is much less common in comparison to the incidence of paediatric cases‚ only accounting for 5% of all intussusceptions
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SOC 313 August 6th ‚ 2012 Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis My father was diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis about 5 years ago. Because of this reason alone‚ I wanted to do my research project on this specific condition. Within my research‚ I have found that Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis is a progressive‚ fatal disorder of the lungs that causes them to become thick and stiff. I have learned about all the different causes‚ signs and symptoms and different tests that one must go through
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they have difficulty with sleep intiation‚ sleep maintenance‚ early awakening‚ or non-refreshing non-restorative sleep. This condition must persist for at least 1 month and not related to any known physical or medical diagnosis. * Primary Hypersomnia: excessive sleepiness for at least 1 month‚ evidenced by either prolonged sleep episodes or daytime sleep episodes that occur almost daily and cause significant distress and social and vocational impairment. * Narcolepsy is described as episodes
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There are four main types of scoliosis. There is congenital scoliosis‚ juvenile scoliosis‚ idiopathic scoliosis‚ and degenerative scoliosis. Congenital scoliosis is a relatively rare form of congenital malformation of the spine. These patients will often develop scoliotic deformities in their infancy. Juvenile scoliosis is another uncommon form is the development of scoliosis in childhood. Idiopathic scoliosis (also referred to as adolescent scoliosis) is by far the most common form of scoliosis
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