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MUSCULAR DISTROPHIES, HEARING IMPAIRMENT, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, SPEECH…
MUSCULAR DISTROPHIES
A GROUP OF DISEASES THAT CAUSE DAMAGE AND WEAKNESS OF THE MUSCLES
CAUSE: THE ABSENCE OF A PROTEIN CALLED DYSTORPHIN
TYPES: MORE THAN 30 (DUCHENNE, BECKER..),
HEARING IMPAIRMENT
includes
DISABLING HEARING LOSS
HEARING LOSS
IT CAN AFFECT ONE OR BOTH EARS
CAUSES: GENETIC FACTORS, INFECTIONS, TRAUMA
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
THE CAUSES ARE UNKNOWN;
THE IMMUNES SYSTEM ATTACKS THE NERVES IN THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
SYMPTOMS INCLUDE PAIN, FATIGUE, BLINDNESS
WOMEN ARE MORE AT RISK
SPEECH IMPAIRMENT
WHEN A PERSON IS UNABLE TO PRODUCE SPEECH SOUNDS
VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
VISUAL ACUTIES LESS THAN 20/40
BLINDNESS = COMPLETE VISION LOSS
OTHER VISION PROBLEMS: CATARACTS AND GLAUCOMA
EPILEPSY
A CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER
CAUSES ARE GENERALLY UNKNOWN.
SYMPTOMS ARE:
SEIZURES (CRISI),
JERKING (SCATTI),
LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
COLLAPSE.