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What is cerebral palsy? The growth of a human brain is an incredible feat of nature. Even before a baby is born, many billions of neurons have to fit together as precisely as the pieces of a puzzle. With that kind of complexity, it's no wonder that there's sometimes a glitch in the assembly. If the part of the brain that controls muscles is damaged or undergoes deviations while the brain is growin...
- Kate Rauch
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- March 11, 2013
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Some girls are born with a genetic condition known as Turner Syndrome, which causes a group of related symptoms including short stature, late sexual development, and infertility. First recognized in 1938 by a doctor named Henry Turner, the condition occurs when one of the two X chromosomes is either missing or abnormal, with some genetic material missing. Turner Syndrome is relatively common, oc...
- Melanie Haiken, M.A.
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- March 11, 2013
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What is Prader-Willi Syndrome? Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS), which was named for the two doctors who first identified it, is a complex genetic disorder that causes short stature, weak muscle tone, incomplete sexual development, and obesity, as well as cognitive disabilities and behavior problems. About one in 15,000 babies inherits the genetic abnormality that causes Prader-Willi Syndrome. DNA t...
- Melanie Haiken, M.A.
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- March 11, 2013
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Keep the following points in mind before you decide to overhaul your home to make it wheelchair accessible: Weigh your needs carefully Ideally, changes should be designed specifically for the individual. The optimum width of a wheelchair accessible doorway, for example, depends not only on the width of the wheelchair and the angle of approach, but on the ability of the person who has to get t...
- Gabriel Wolff
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- March 11, 2013
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