Kinds of Developmental Disabilities - Revision history

Abha Khetarpal at 10:10, 20 May 2012

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‎Congenital rubella

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‎Congenital rubella

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‎Congenital rubella

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‎Congenital rubella

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‎Sensory-related disabilities

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‎Phenylketonuria (PKU)

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‎Phenylketonuria (PKU)

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‎Metabolic Disorders

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‎Metabolic Disorders

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 Patent ductus arteriosusPatent ductus arteriosus
 Pulmonary artery stenosis
 Other heart defects
 Central nervous system:

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 Bone disease
-Treatment
+'''Treatment''':
 There is no specific treatment for congenital rubella. Care involves appropriate treatment of affected systems.Vaccination prior to pregnancy can prevent congenital rubella.

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 Contact with a person who has rubella (also called the 3-day measles or German measles)
-'''Symptoms''' in the infant may include:
+'''Symptoms''' in the infant may include:[[File:Rub.jpg‎|right]]
 Cloudy corneas or white appearance to pupil

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 Abnormal muscle tone
 Bone disease
 =='''Metabolic Disorders'''==

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	Those with [[Fragile X syndrome]] are often very sensitive to loud noises; they may overreact or have outbursts in reaction to such sounds.		Those with [[Fragile X syndrome]] are often very sensitive to loud noises; they may overreact or have outbursts in reaction to such sounds.
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		+	==='''Congenital rubella'''===
		+	Congenital rubella is a group of physical problems that occur in an infant when its mother is infected with the virus that causes German measles.
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		+	'''Risk factors''' for congenital rubella include:
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		+	Not getting the recommended rubella immunization
		+	Contact with a person who has rubella (also called the 3-day measles or German measles)
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		+	'''Symptoms''' in the infant may include:
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		+	Cloudy corneas or white appearance to pupil
		+	Deafness
		+	Developmental delay
		+	Excessive sleepiness
		+	Irritability
		+	Low birth weightLow birth weight
		+	Mental retardation
		+	Seizures
		+	Small head size
		+	Skin rash at birth
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		+	'''Complications''' may involve many parts of the body.
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		+	Eyes:
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		+	Cataracts
		+	Glaucoma
		+	Retinitis
		+	Heart:
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		+	Patent ductus arteriosusPatent ductus arteriosus
		+	Pulmonary artery stenosis
		+	Other heart defects
		+	Central nervous system:
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		+	Mental retardation
		+	Motor retardation
		+	Small head from failed brain development
		+	Encephalitis
		+	Meningitis
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		+	Other:
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		+	Deafness
		+	Low blood platelet count
		+	Enlarged liver and spleen
		+	Abnormal muscle tone
		+	Bone disease

	=='''Metabolic Disorders'''==		=='''Metabolic Disorders'''==

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	==='''Phenylketonuria (PKU)'''===		==='''Phenylketonuria (PKU)'''===
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		+	[[File:Phenyl.jpg‎]]
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	It is a condition in which a problem with a specific enzyme, a protein that speeds up certain chemical reactions, causes mental retardation.Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a genetic disorder in which the body can't process part of a protein called phenylalanine (Phe). Phe is in almost all foods. If the Phe level gets too high, it can damage the brain and cause severe mental retardation		It is a condition in which a problem with a specific enzyme, a protein that speeds up certain chemical reactions, causes mental retardation.Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a genetic disorder in which the body can't process part of a protein called phenylalanine (Phe). Phe is in almost all foods. If the Phe level gets too high, it can damage the brain and cause severe mental retardation

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 This group of functional birth defects affects a person's metabolism, which is the way the body builds up, breaks down, and otherwise processes the materials it needs to function. For example, how your body breaks down sugar to create energy is a metabolic process. Two commonly known metabolic disorders include:
-===Phenylketonuria (PKU)===
+==='''Phenylketonuria (PKU)'''===
-It is a condition in which a problem with a specific enzyme, a protein that speeds up certain chemical reactions, causes mental retardation.
+It is a condition in which a problem with a specific enzyme, a protein that speeds up certain chemical reactions, causes mental retardation.Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a genetic disorder in which the body can't process part of a protein called phenylalanine (Phe). Phe is in almost all foods. If the Phe level gets too high, it can damage the brain and cause severe mental retardation
 ===Hypothyroidism===