Alagille Syndrome Abstract Alagille syndrome is a genetic disorder passed either by the parents or due to a genetic mutation(s). The liver is the affected region of the body. The liver has a lower count of bile ducts within the liver resulting in liver damage due to buildup of bile. If the liver stops working a transplant is needed for the patient to survive. This disorder also affects many other systems of the body. Treatment options include either use drugs or a liver transplant. There is
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Dysexecutive Syndrome occurs when there is a loss of executive brain function. The term was first coined by Alan Baddeley and may result from physical trauma such as a blow to the head‚ a stroke or other internal trauma. Executive brain function‚ which includes insight‚ judgment‚ planning and initiative‚ makes it possible for humans to successfully manage the problems of everyday life. These functions allow individuals to carefully navigate day to day activities‚ make certain decisions‚ while
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Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder that is characterized by sudden repetitive and involuntary movements or vocalizations that are generally termed “tics”. These tics can have different degrees of intensity ranging from simple to complex. Simple motor tics are brief‚ sudden‚ and repetitive movements that involve a limited number of muscle groups. They include facial grimacing‚ eye blinking and other eye movements‚ and head or shoulder jerking. Simple vocalizations include repetitive sniffing
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the disease. Progeria Research Foundation also funds medical research that is specifically aimed at finding the cause. Treatments and cures for this syndrome are more reasons that the foundation funds research for the disease (How PRF was formed). Progeria is an outcome of a fault in the Lamin A(LMNA) gene (Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome 2012). The LMNA gene has codes that are for two proteins‚ Lamin A and Lamin C. These proteins play a big role in stabilizing the inner membrane of
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Ophelia Syndrome Study Skills November 12‚ 2012 In the essays of Diagnosing and Treating Ophelia Syndrome and Everybody is Ignorant on Different Subjects two topics are discussed which are related‚ in that they both have to do with learning and being able to think as an individual. The Ophelia Syndrome is not processing the ability to create one’s own opinion. Ophelia is a character in the play Hamlet. She is described as a helpless child and has a “Lord” or authoritative figure that forces
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Metabolic syndrome Insulin resistance syndrome; Syndrome X Last reviewed: June 2‚ 2012. Metabolic syndrome is a name for a group of risk factors that occur together and increase the risk for coronary artery disease‚ stroke‚ and type 2 diabetes. Causes‚ incidence‚ and risk factors Metabolic syndrome is becoming more and more common in the United States. Researchers are not sure whether the syndrome is due to one single cause‚ but all of the risks for the syndrome are related to obesity. The
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Cushing Syndrome Sometimes called hypercortisolism. Cushing s syndrome is a hormonal disorder caused by prolonged exposure of the body s tissues to high levels of the hormone cortisol. Causes Pituitary Adenoma Pituitary adenomas cause 70 percent of Cushing s syndrome cases‚ excluding those caused by glucocorticoid use. These benign‚ or noncancerous‚ tumors of the pituitary gland secrete extra ACTH. Most people with the disorder have a single adenoma. Ectopic ACTH Syndrome Some benign
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01/29/2003. The SSA granted disability benefits because of borderline intellectual functioning and pervasive developmental disorder. She had a history of Apert’s syndrome
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Prevention for Noonan Syndrome looks slightly different than other disorders‚ due to the fact that it is genetically linked. With cases of NS being linked to different genetics and some cases having an unknown origin‚ it is hard to prevent the disorder from occurring. A big factor towards prevention lies in the education of the people closest to the patient‚ the community‚ and the general public. A very effective preventive way would be to administer genetic testing to the population in order to
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Metabolic syndrome is a name for a group of risk factors that occur together and increase the risk for coronary artery disease‚ stroke‚ and type 2 diabetes. The primary components include insulin resistance‚ obesity‚ dyslipidemia‚ hypertension and central obesity. The two most important risk factors for metabolic syndrome are extra weight around the middle and upper parts of the body (central obesity). This is when the body may be described as "apple-shaped”‚ as well as insulin resistance‚ in which
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