Legionnaire s Disease

Aug 25, 2012

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Legionnaire s Disease

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Alzheimer s Disease

Alzheimer's disease. progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disorder Prevalence in 2000 in the United States was 4.5 million. the number of symptomatic cases in the United States is predicted to rise to 13.2 million by 2050.. clinical syndrome of AD. memory defecit with difficulty learning and recalling new information progressive language disorder beginningwith anomia and progressing to fluent aphasiadisturbances of visuospatial skillsenvironmental disorientation , difficulty copying9444

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Parkinson´s Disease

Parkinson´s Disease. Pekka Jäkälä, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Neuroscience and Neurology University and University Hospital of Kuopio, Finland. Outline:. Part A: Summary of Parkinson´s disease Part B: Molecular biology of Parkinson´s disease . PART A: Summary of Parkinson´s disease

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Von Willebrand s Disease

Outline. vWFStructureLocationFunctionvWDHistoryClinical manifestations CategoriesDiagnosisTreatment. vWD. Family of bleeding disorders Caused by a deficiency or an abnormality of von Willebrand Factor. vWF. VWF gene : short arm of chromosome 12VWF gene is expressed in endothelial cells an

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Crohn s Disease

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Parkinson s Disease

Introduction. Progressive condition1:500 whole population1:50 of elderly1:10 Nursing Home Residents. Recognition. SlownessStiffnessTremorLoss of balance. First Diagnosis. PCT prioritiescarer supportmanage co-morbiditynursing needs assessmentPatient concernsdriving (DVLA, insurers)inherit

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Huntington s Disease

Summary of Huntington's Disease. Overview and Symptoms:Occurs from the genetically programmed degeneration of nerve cellsCauses uncontrolled movement, lose of intellectual faculties, and emotional disturbanceInteresting Facts:No family history found in 1-3% of people with Huntington's DiseaseHG

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Behcet s disease

Epidemiology. More common and more severe along the silk road from eastern Asia to the Mediterranean Affect adults ages 20-40,slightly more menPrevalence 80-370/100,000 in Turkey, 13-20 in Saudi Arabia and Japan,. Etiology and Pathogenesis. Auto immune disease ?Unknown causeGenetically predis

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Meniere s Disease

What is it?. A chronic condition which often leaves a person feeling exhausted.An inner ear disorder that causes one to experience periods of vertigo, dizziness, nausea, ear pressure, sensitivity to light and tinnitus.. What are the symptoms?. Episodic rotational vertigo (attacks of a spinning s

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CASTLEMAN S DISEASE.

Background. Also referred to as angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia First described by Benjamin Castleman in 1956 follicular hyperplasia of lymph nodes with abnormally increased interfollicular vascularity Can be associated with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma

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Parkinson s disease

outline. History and DefinitionEpidemiology Aetiology Clinical featuresManagement Conclusion . Introduction . In 1817, James Parkinson, a physician in Hoxton, London, published The Shaking Palsy.Descibed it as paralysis agitansA degenerative disease with insidious onset, characterized by sl

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Huntington s Disease

Recognizing Huntington's. Symptoms of Huntington'sUncontrollable movement (seizure-like, similar to Parkinson's disease)Emotional disturbance, such as depression and irritabilityDecline in mental soundness and cognitive skillsDifficulty in balance and coordination, such as shifting gazeImpaired

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Meniere s Disease

What is Meniere's Disease?. In 1861 Prosper Meniere described a syndrome characterized by deafness, tinnitus, and episodic vertigo. He linked this condition to a disorder of the inner ear.In 1938 Hallpike and Cairns described the underlying pathology of Meniere's disease as being endolymphatic hydr

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Meniere ’ s Disease?

Meniere ’ s Disease?. By Mohd Al-Houqani Hisham Hamadi Abdul Kareem Al-Olama. What is Meniere ’ s Disease?. In 1861 Prosper Meniere described a syndrome characterized by deafness, tinnitus, and episodic vertigo. He linked this condition to a disorder of the inner ear.

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Parkinson s Disease Genetics

In 1817, Dr. James Parkinson published the first widely acknowledged description of Parkinson's disease: An essay on the shaking palsy.". PD is a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative disorder. PD afflicts 1.5 million people in North America, and over 4 million worldwide. PD is primarily a

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Huntington s Disease

Huntington's Disease. Huntington's Disease is a late on-set neurodegenerative disorder that follows an auto-somal dominant pattern of inheritance.It can affect individuals from childhood to old age and usually lasts 15-20 years. In most cases symptoms become present in mid-life and include psychia

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Huntington s Disease

Agenda. EtiologiesIncidence

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Parkinson ’ s disease

Parkinson ’ s disease. דר' דורון מרימס המרכז הגריאטרי שהם . Parkinson ’ s disease. Resting tremor Rigidity Bradykinesia Postural reflex impairment. Epidemiology. Begins between age 40-70 Peak age – sixth decade M:F 3:2 1% of the population over age 65.  -Synuclein and Lewy bodies.

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Crohn,s disease

Crohn,s disease. DEFINITION. IBD> RESULT FROM AN ABNORMAL LOCAL IMMUNE RESPONSE AGAINST THE NORMAL FLORA OF THE GUT. CROHN’S DISEASE is a systemic non- caseating granulomatous inflammatory disease with predominant GI-involvement.

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Pompe ’ s Disease

Pompe ’ s Disease. PGY 尤善琦 Clerk 林敬為. Case report. Name: 林 XX Age:1 y/o 6 m/o Sex:male Admission date:93/10/15 Chief complaint:progressive vomiting for 10 days. Past history(I). Birth Hx:G3P1AA2, C/S, BBW:3175gm, GA:39+4 wks, DOIC(-), PROM(-), perinatal insult(-)

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CROHN ’s DISEASE

CROHN ’s DISEASE. Defini tion Granulomatous inflammatory disease, non specific, producing necrosis and scaring o f segments of gastrointestinal tract, which is chronic and develops in recurring episodes :

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Neuromuscular Disease s

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