Guillain-Barré syndrome following Zika virus infection does not come as a surprise‚ as this syndrome is a well-known (albeit rare) complication of other infections. Definition of Guillain-Barré syndrome Guillain-Barré syndrome represents an acute autoimmune polyradiculoneuropathy with a wide spectrum of severity. A history of gastrointestinal or respiratory infection three weeks or less before the onset is noted in approximately two thirds of patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome. A possible explanation
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Introduction Fetal alcohol syndrome is the most common preventable form of mental retardation in the world. FAS causes a range of disorders‚ is found in all ethnic groups and populations and is most prevalent is impoverished communities. In South Africa‚ epidemiological studies have shown that rural populations in the Western Cape are particularly affected and have FAS rates exceeding those reported in other world communities. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a series of birth defects caused by
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Angelman syndrome (AS) is an infrequent genetic condition that has a considerable impact on a person’s nervous system which causes them to have severe physical and intellectual disabilities; I will briefly define these in the commentary (Genetic Disorders‚ 2015). Harry Angelman identified the condition in three children in 1965 however in today’s research it is found in one in sixteen million people.(Angelmanuk.2015).Therefore the reason the research has been so motivational is due to it being very
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome Works cited 1. "Guillain-Barré Syndrome Fact Sheet." : National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014. 2. "Guillain-Barré Syndrome Causes‚ Symptoms‚ and Treatments." WebMD. WebMD‚ 03 Jan. 0000. Web. 12 Jan. 2014. 3. "Patient Comments: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Symptoms - Viewers Share Their Medical Experiences - MedicineNet." MedicineNet. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2014. 4. "Guillain-Barre
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Tracie Emmerich Professor Debbie Seale Biology 101 TR‚ 8:30-11:30 am 3/6/2012 Triple X Syndrome Triple X Syndrome is a sex chromosome abnormality in which there are three X chromosomes instead of the usual two found in most females. Triple X Syndrome is also known as Trisomy X‚ Triplo X Syndrome‚ and XXX Syndrome. The first published report of a woman with a karyotype with a 47‚ XXX was by Patricia A. Jacobs in 1959 at a hospital in Scotland. Most people have 46 chromosomes‚ occurring in
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Globalization‚ International Institutions and Society Prof. Harish Naraindas School of Social Sciences – JNU Student Joscha Hoffmann Bilateral cooperation in the case study of the Kosi river flooding The Kosi is a “river in Nepal and northern India. With its tributaries‚ the Kosi drains the eastern third of Nepal and part of Tibet‚ including the country around Mount Everest. Some of its headstreams rise beyond the Nepalese border in Tibet. About […] 48 km north of the Indian-Nepalese frontier
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Battered Women Syndrome By Alexus Ellis Francine Hughes‚ Angelique Lyn Lavallee‚ and Angelina Napolitano. What do these women have in common? They all have used the battered women defense in court. Some might say this defense is make believe‚ claiming it isn’t a real syndrome and is an excuse for murder. Let me put you in a hypothetical situation. You have been abused by your husband since you got married and one night he takes the abuse to another level. He is throwing things left and right‚ breaking
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Parental Alienation Syndrome or PAS is a condition named conceived by the late Richard Gardener MD in the late 1980’s. It is described by Gardener as: a disorder that arises primarily in the context of child-custody disputes. Its primary manifestation is the child’s campaign of denigration against the parent‚ a campaign that has no justification. The disorder results from the combination of indoctrinations by the alienating parent and the child’s own contributions to the vilification of the alienated
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Acute Coronary Syndrome Acute coronary syndrome is a term used for any condition brought on by sudden‚ reduced blood flow to the heart. Acute coronary syndrome symptoms may include the type of chest pressure that you feel during a heart attack‚ or pressure in your chest while you’re at rest or doing light physical activity. Acute coronary syndrome is treatable if diagnosed quickly. Acute coronary syndrome treatments vary‚ depending on your signs‚ symptoms and overall health condition. Acute coronary
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Zellweger syndrome is one of a group of four related diseases called peroxisome biogenesis disorders‚ a group of deadly genetic diseases that claim the lives of children usually before they reach their first birthday. This syndrome is the most common type of peroxisome biogenesis disorder. The disease is caused by defects in any one of 13 genes‚ called PEX genes‚ required for the normal formation and function of peroxisomes. Peroxisomes are cell structures that break down toxic substances and synthesize
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