Sjögren's syndrome Essays

  • A Comparison Of Pilocarpine And Cevimeline

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    caries can lead to more serious oral health problems including gingivitis, tooth loss, and abscess formation. Typically, xerostomia is caused by physiologic aging, Sjogren’s syndrome, or it can be drug or raditaion-induced.3 The natural aging body has decreased parasympathomimetic output including saliva production. Sjogren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disease that attacks the salivary

  • Shaking Baby Syndrome

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    Shaken Baby Syndrome Imagine yourself as a sweet, innocent, precious little baby. You are totally dependant upon adults to give you what you need and most importantly love. Your only means of communication is crying so you cry when you need to be fed, when you need your diaper changed, when you aren’t feeling so well, or when you just want some attention. You are crying and someone comes over to you. They pick you up, but instead of holding you and comforting you, talking affectionately to you,

  • Treatment for Raynaud Syndrome

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    Treatment for Raynaud’s - 2 - Introduction Raynaud syndrome is an auto-immune disorder in which blood vessels in the digits constrict. It usually strikes females between the ages of eighteen and thirty. “Between three to five percent of people are affected.” (Harvard, 2003) There is no known cause or cure. (Segala et al, 2003) Clinical features primarily deal with (but are not limited to) the digits of the fingers. Other digits that may be affected include toes, nose, and ear lobes. Exposure to cold

  • Overview Of Deafness

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    to be a large factor. Non genetic factors (i.e. maternal infection, prematurity or postnatal infection) may cause 40-50% of the remaining hearing loss. About one-third of children with hereditary deafness have features that are part of a genetic syndrome and there are between 300-400 different forms of genetic deafness that are known. Most children benefit from a genetic evaluation as a dominant diagnostic tool in determining the exact cause of the deafness, and the role of the audiologist is pivitol

  • Progeria - Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome

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    Progeria, otherwise known as Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome is an extremely rare, genetic childhood disorder with a reported incidence of about one in a million. Hutchinson reported the syndrome in 1886 when he found the first patient with Progeria. In 1904 Gilford described a second case of Progeria, thus creating the term to reflect the syndrome’s senile features. There are only about a hundred reported cases since the disorder has been discovered over a century ago. Currently, there are about thirty

  • Locked-In Syndrome and PVS

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    Locked-In Syndrome and PVS: Implications for Brain = Behavior During our first few class sessions, I became very intrigued by the brain = behavior idea and the I-function. I kept searching for what I thought to be an easy way to approach these complicated issues. We discussed extensively the example of Christopher Reeve, as someone with an intact I-function, but who has lost a certain element of connectedness between total I-function control and his actual body. I became very interested in how

  • Battered Womens Syndrome

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    Battered Women's Syndrome: A Survey of Contemporary Theories Domestic Violence In 1991, Governor William Weld modified parole regulations and permitted women to seek commutation if they could present evidence indicating they suffered from battered women's syndrome. A short while later, the Governor, citing spousal abuse as his impetus, released seven women convicted of killing their husbands, and the Great and General Court of Massachusetts enacted Mass. Gen. L. ch. 233, 23E (1993), which

  • Prader-Willi Syndrome Assignment

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    ETHNOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a distinct condition characterized by neurological impairments causing an altered pattern of growth and development with associated hyperphagia i.e. Over-eating. It is a genetic disorder in which seven genes on chromosome 15 are either deleted or unexpressed on the paternal chromosome. There are three known causes for Prader-Willi syndrome; a) Imprinting mutation b) UDP (Uniparental Disomy) c) Deletion.

  • Cri Du Chat Research Paper

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    The disorder that is called Cri du Chat Syndrome has known many names. These include, but are not limited to, CdCS, Crying Cat Syndrome, 5p-, 5p minus, amd 5p Deletion Syndrome. It can also be called Monosomy 5p and Lejeune Syndrome. The people that have this disorder show many symptoms, the most recognizable being an underdeveloped larynx, which results in infants producing a high-pitched cry which often sounds like, of all things, a cat. The French name is taken from this symptom; the term Cri

  • Frontal Lobe Syndrome

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    Frontal Lobe Syndrome Although volumetrically the frontal lobes are the largest portion of the brain their function remains somewhat elusive (Jacobs, 2005). Even neuropsychologists have a difficult time creating test that accurately test frontal lobe functioning. We do know however, that the frontal lobes are involved in the storage of memories, concentration, abstract thought, judgment, and self control. The frontal lobe lies directly behind our forehead (NINDS, 2005) It contains the

  • Lesch Nyhan Syndrome

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    Lesch Nyhan Syndrome Lesch Nyhan Syndrome (LNS) was first reported in 1964 by Michael Lesch and William L. Nyhan. It is a rare disorder located on the x chromosome. It is a sex-linked trait, which means that it is passed from mother to son. This condition can be inherited or occur spontaneously as a result of a genetic mutation. It usually appears once in every 100,000 male births. Since the defective gene is recessive, females almost never exhibit symptoms of the disease. However, they can be carriers

  • Prader Willi Syndrome Research Paper

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    Carly Thompson Prader-Willi Syndrome HSES 473: Clinical Fitness Evaluation Techniques Carly Thompson 4-29-2015   Abstract Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare and complex genetic disorder that typically causes low muscle tone, short stature, emotional and sexual immaturity, cognitive disabilities, behavioral issues, and chronic feeling of hunger. Due to its complexity, there are some areas of research that have not been thoroughly explored with this disorder. General PWS and background information

  • Cri-Du-Chat Research Paper

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    What are the symptoms? • Symptoms of Cri-du-chat include a high-pitched cry, small head size, widely-spaced eyes, weak muscle tone, low birth weight, and mental retardation. People who was this disease have a difficult time learning verbal skills. They use short sentences and basic words to express themselves. Other symptoms include delays in walking, scoliosis, and hyperactivity. The symptom of a high-pitched cry normally disappears at age two. What is Cri-du-chat? What causes it? • Cri-du-chat

  • An Overview of the Rare Disease Known as Kabuki Syndrome

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    An Overview of the Rare Disease Known as Kabuki Syndrome As I look to graduate, I become increasingly aware that I have my entire life to look forward to. Even though I will have struggles throughout my life, I still have my well being to fall back on. When all else fails, I am and hopefully always will be self-assured that I am here, healthy and able to bring myself through the worst of circumstances. This realization and knowledge has presented itself in the most realistic way just within

  • The Impostor Syndrome

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    The Impostor Syndrome Professor Martine Haas, Organizational Behavior, Cornell University, gave an example of a woman named Vignette who was giving presentations and had to monitor herself in a male dominated setting. She avoided raising her voice at certain times in order not to sound too assertive because she is a woman. Vignette hasn't been the only female or woman who has been faced with this situation. Aside from this type of impression management, there have been many circumstances where

  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome

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    Guillain-Barre Syndrome Most people do not expect to become paralyzed during the course of their lives. Barring injury to the nervous system or debilitating disease, one does not expect to lose motor function. In spite of these expectations, people of all races, sexes, ages, and classes can be afflicted with a debilitating syndrome that can lead to difficulty in walking or even to temporary paralysis in the most severe cases. This syndrome is known commonly as Guillain-Barre Syndrome, or GBS.

  • Reye Syndrome

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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 pox, a

  • Cinderella Syndrome

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    Cinderella Syndrome I think the time has come for someone to write “Cinderella: The Sequel.” How did we get here? In 1697, French writer Charles Perrault updated an age-old fairy tale about a young woman named Cinderella to appeal to his contemporaries, French nobility and bourgeoisie. So many of the early versions of the tale boasted a very resourceful young woman who played an active role in her destiny. Perrault, however wrote his Cinderella as a well-mannered, docile, selfless women who would

  • Angelman Disease: Dr. Harry Angleman

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    been co... ... middle of paper ... ...elman Syndrome @UNC. (n.d.). Retrieved March 20, 2014, from http://cidd.unc.edu/Angelman-Syndrome/about.aspx Angelman syndrome. (n.d.). Retrieved March 20, 2014, from http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/angelman-syndrome Angelman syndrome. (n.d.). Retrieved March 18, 2014, from http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/angelman-syndrome/basics/symptoms/con-20033404 GeneticaLens - What is Angelman Syndrome? The History of the Diagnosis - Dr. Harry Angelman

  • Down Syndrome

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    Down syndrome is a genetic disorder in which a person is born with an extra copy of chromosome 21. There are three genetic variations that cause Down syndrome: Trisomy 21, Mosaic Trisomy 21 or Translocation Trisomy 21. There are many ways in which theses disorders affect the body.  Trisomy 21 occurs when an egg or sperm comes in with an extra copy of chromosome 21, then, once an embryo is formed and starts to develop, the chromosome is replicated in every single cell of the embryo. Trisomy 21 is