WHAT IS DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY? Duchene Muscular Dystrophy, which is the most common type of neuromuscular disease in childhood, is a hereditary disease with a recessive transition due to the
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Van der knaap disease is a rare leukoencephalopathy with macrocephaly and cystic degeneration of white matter. The presence of subcortical cysts in the frontal and temporal lobes is a characteristic
Angelman Syndrome (AS) is a neuro-genetic disease characterized by microdeletion of the maternal inherited 15q11-13 region. For the first time in 1965, the British pediatrician Dr. The syndrome described by
The group defined as”risky infant” is a group of infants who are frequently encountered by healthcare professionals working in the field of pediatrics and whose developmental retardation is observed due
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Obstetric brachial plexus paralysis (OBPP) is a clinical picture that develops due to injury to the C4, C5, C6, C7, C8 and T1 roots of the brachial plexus during birth,
Down Syndrome (DS) is a congenital autosomal anomaly characterized by retardation in growth and mental retardation, which negatively affects the lives of individuals. Rather than a disease, it is a
DEFINITION OF NEURAL TUBE DEFECT These are broad-spectrum congenital anomalies that occur as a result of a closure error in the brain,spinal cord and spine in the first weeks of
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Burn Rehabilitation (Procter F. Rehabilitation of the burn patient. Indian J Plast Surg. 2010;43(Suppl):S101‐S113. doi:10.4103/0970-0358.70730) EntryRehabilitation for patients with burn injuries; It starts from the day of injury, lasts for
GROWTH It is a process that starts in the womb after fertilization and continues until adulthood. ☆ The increase in body volume and mass is the regular increase in the
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Cerebral Palsy is the most common physical disability in childhood. The brain that has not completed its development; occurs due to damage in the prenatal, perinatal or postnatal period. Cerebral