Additional problems include heart murmurs, birthmarks, hernias, and urinary tract abnormalities (5). Consequently, many children with F.A.S.D.s have stunted growth rates as an infant and a child such as below average height and weight (5). These growth deficiencies include retarded growth of the heart, eyes, legs, arms, teeth, ears, palate, and external genitalia (2). As you can see fetal alcohol spectrum disorders specific features are largely related to the head including the most prominent of all, microcephaly (2).…
The article “Zika virus discovered in infant brains bolsters link to microcephaly” by Gretchen Vogel and the article “5 things you need to know about Zika” by Sandee LaMotte both discuss the growing dangers of Zika virus. Each author takes a deeper look into the virus, but also each author varies on the way that Zika virus is discussed. The first author Vogel discusses more about the personal experience of pregnant woman and the link of birth defects caused by the Zika virus. The second author LaMotte focuses more on the what, where, why, and how of the Zika virus. LaMotte is more in-depth then Vogel when covering the Zika virus.…
The Special Needs Consultant was invited by the request by Wendy Montejo to discuss and to strategies supporting a child who was recently diagnosed with Spina Bifida. Before meeting Wendy, we spoke on the phone to discuss her concerns about a child who appeared to have zero mobility in his legs. Wendy shared the family recently came to Canada about nine months on a refugee status. Since living in Canada, the child has not seen by a doctor until he was registered in the program. According to Wendy, the child was last seen by a doctor at the age of 2 months.…
Just two months ago, a Philadelphia family brought their daughter to see the Pope, who gave her a kiss on the head. Now, recent scans reveal that the large tumor the girl had in her brain has shrunk significantly. Joey and Kristen Masciantonio are the parents of Gianna, who has an extremely rare and unfortunately inoperable brain tumor as a result of a blood disease. Just weeks after her birth, Gianna's very own blood cells began attacking her brain stem. The brain stem is what controls basic human functions like breathing and blinking, so any issues may lead to incredibly problematic conditions.…
Recently, a tremendous news coverage on the topic of the Zika virus and its potential connection to Microcephaly have occurred. Does anyone know what the medical condition named Microcephaly is? Well, Microcephaly literally translates to small brain, and children born with this illness have abnormally small heads and brains. This condition can be genetic, or caused through external factors such as drugs, alcohol, or viruses. As the Zika virus spreads, an increasing number of cases of Microcephaly does as well, hence its suspected link to the Zika virus.…
We are all born with many things we take for granted. Properly developed brains, facial features in their correct places, and a life span longer than a few hours. Some children who are born with holoprosencephaly, or HPE, aren't quite as lucky. Victims of this disease suffer with various abnormalities to the face and brain, sometimes resulting in death. Their symptoms can range from almost normal facial features and brain development, to something most of us thought only occurred in fictional novels.…
Traumatic Brain Injury can be caused by many different types of accidents. In Steven’s case it was due to being hit by a car and hitting his head very hard on the road. By Steven hitting the pavement so hard it caused his brain to rebound and hit the other side of the skull. This resulted in injury on that side of the brain. With this injury Steven was able to regain most of the his prior knowledge, but he is not able to continue Steven is not able to process information quick enough to continue in a regular education classroom, he has difficulty in speaking and will often become frustrated when others are unable to understand him.…
Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an injury to the brain that can be caused by a strong blow to the head (closed injury) or by an object that penetrates the skull and enters the brain (open injury). TBI can change the way your brain works, and can range from mild to severe. A mild TBI may cause only temporary changes. A concussion is the most common example of a mild TBI. A more severe TBI may cause permanent brain damage, coma, or even death.…
Fetal alcohol syndrome is a condition in a child that is caused from exposure to alcohol during the mother's pregnancy. Fetal alcohol syndrome causes growth problems and brain damage. The problems caused by fetal alcohol syndrome can vary from child to child, but defects caused by fetal alcohol syndrome are irreversible. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a number of birth defects such as, mental, behavioral and learning problems. It has not been proven how much alcohol consumed during pregnancy causes Fetal Alcohol Syndrome but it has but has been said no known amount of alcohol is safe to drink while you are pregnant.…
You are utterly correct with regard to your content on how face and professional athletes pave the way to inflect cultural shift is incredible. Within my post, I spoke about the culture of brain injury as being the number one reason for death and disability in Washington State, and yet, nearly every single person I speak too on the topic, has no idea that this is true! One of the ways that has helped draw attention to the culture of brain injury was actually lead by the NFL! For example, in 2009, WA State passed the Zachary Lystedt law, which outlined that students could not be returned to play under the suspect of concussion or brain injury (Brain Injury Alliance of Washington, 2016). A movement, which then spear-headed by the NFL (with the…
Among all the effects that alcohol has on prenatal development, fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is the ultimate result. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) consist if the harmful effects of maternal alcohol consumption on a developing fetus. Some of the effects of FAS include facial deformities where there is “small eyes, the absence of, or flattening of, the vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip (smooth philtrum); and a thin upper lip (Thompson, Levitt, & Standwood , n.d.) . It appears that the more pronounce these features are in affected child, the greater the likelihood that the child experienced prenatal brain damage. There is also a lot of evidence where studies prove that FAS has a great impact on learning and memory, motor…
Imagine having absolutely no control over a decision that would affect your entire future. People with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome experienced just that. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a congenital syndrome caused by excessive consumption of alcohol by the mother during pregnancy, characterized by retardation of mental development and of physical growth, particularly of the skull and face of the infant. However, people can be effected by their mother’s prenatal alcohol consumption without having Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Alcohol-related birth defects and alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorders are both factors that contribute to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.…
In the case of FAS, the signs and symptoms are birth defects that result from a woman’s use of alcohol during her pregnancy. Among their symptoms, children with FAS may grow less quickly than other children, have facial abnormalities and have problems with their central nervous systems, including mental retardation. In the United States, FAS is one of the leading causes of birth defects and is thought to be the most common cause of preventable mental retardation. Each year between 5,000 and 12,000 American babies are born with the condition. ”9…
The practice of medicine is an aspect of all sports and is essential for player participation and as a result, the maintenance of the sport as a whole. Despite there being this evident relationship between the two, medicine is considered a universal practice, yet sport is not. Therefore, the concept of sport and the importance it upholds in society varies based on culture. This is demonstrated through Dr. Bennet Omalu, and the recent discovery and publication of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This breakthrough has altered society’s perception of contact sports.…
Parents, Campo and Pearson, had been made aware of the deficiency of the brain their newborn would have weeks prior to the delivery date, however they decided to give birth to their child to use her organs to help save some of the thousands of children who wait for help with little hope of getting…