Some affected individuals also develop tumors that grow along the nerve leading from the eye to the brain (the optic nerve). These tumors, which are called optic gliomas, may lead to reduced vision or total vision loss. In some cases, optic gliomas have no effect on vision. Additional signs and symptoms of neurofibromatosis type 1 include high blood pressure (hypertension), short stature, an unusually large head (macrocephaly), and skeletal abnormalities such as an abnormal
Although AMD can be a significant visual disability, it is almost never completely blinding. There are two forms: dry form, and wet form. The dry form of macular degeneration is characterized by yellow deposits, called drusen in the macula. A few drusen may not cause change in vision, as they grow and increase in size and number it may lead to diming or distortion of vision most noticeable when reading. In more advanced stages, there is also a thinning of the light-sensitive layer of cells in the macula leading to atrophy, or tissue death.
A baby born with an Omphalocele has a higher risk for complications than a baby with Gastroschisis for many reasons. Gastroschisis is usually the only birth defect the baby has, but it is possible for them to have others. With a Gastroschisis baby, since the intestines are exposed, they could begin too dry out, and the baby may have problems regulating their body heat. There is also a possibility of some of the intestines dying, and they will have to be removed. They also need special care to prevent infection.
Dementia Awareness Dementia is not a disease in its own rights and it is not a part of the normal aging process. It is a progressive condition which means it will gradually become worse. This is because when dealing with dementia brain cells will begin to die and as these brain cells cannot usually be replaced the cells die and the brain begins to shrink. It is a common illness and affects around 820,000 people just in the UK alone. Most people who suffer with it are over 65 but there are 150,000 people under 65 who also suffer with it.
Depending on the severity of hearing loss most children with type 2 can benefit from hearing aids and communicate verbally. The onset of retinitis pigmentosa often appears in the teenage years. The National Health Institute reports that Type 1 and 2 are the most common in the United States. In Type 3 Usher Syndrome the children are born with normal hearing and as the children reach puberty hearing loss begins and night vision problems increase. Children with type 3 Usher Syndrome have normal or close to normal balance but chance of balance problems increases with age.
This kind of cause occurs when a baby does not grow well in the utero because of problems with the placenta, or the mother's health or birth defects. Babies with Intrauterine growth restrict may be born early, also premature babies with intrauterine growth restrict may be very small and physically immature, and full-term babies with Intrauterine growth restrict may be physically mature but weak. Also, low birth weight also depends on the age of the mother. If the mother is a teenager, then it is more likely for her baby to have low birth rate, especially those younger than 15. Multiple birth babies are at increased risk of low birth weight because they are often pre mature.
Newborns develop many diseases in their early life because of their low weight. A baby born small or large for gestational age (either of the two extremes) is thought to have an increased risk of obesity in later life but it was also shown that this relationship is fully explained by maternal weight. According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_mass some diseases in the early life include Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). This is a breathing problem in babies born before 34 weeks. This protein that newborns do not have is small air sacs in the lungs that keep them from collapsing.
Illicit use of these drugs can lead to low birth weight, breathing difficulties, death, and of course the possibility of the baby being born addicted to the drug. Drug addictions in infants present themselves as irritability, fevers, and piercing cries. More specifically, cocaine use during pregnancy can cause physical deformities in the child’s eyes, bones, genitals, urinary tract, kidneys and heart and acute growth retardation. They may also experience seizures and hemorrhages. While many people believe that marijuana may not be as harmful as these other drugs, it can still affect the infant in a few ways.
Alzheimer’s (AD) is a brain disease in which the brain begins to deteriorate. There are no direct causes of this disease but there are many factors that impact it. One is more likely to develop this disease if they contain a certain allele called the APOE epsilon4 allele. Risks are increased if one is older, female, has history of high blood pressure and head trauma, and has relatives with the disease. There are two types of AD, early onset and late onset.
Memory is the most common cognitive ability lost with dementia. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) (slide 71) is the most common cause of dementia in western countries and Japan, representing more than half of demented patients. Vascular disease is the second most common cause of dementia in the U.S. and Japan. Most common forms of dementia are progressive, and currently there is no effective treatment to stop or reverse the progression of the disease. Incidence of most dementia increases with age.