Agenesis of the corpus callosum

a defect along the ventral midline of the human body. Some of these abnormalities include a cleft lip, heart defects, wide-spaced eyes (hypertelerism), laryngeal cleft, agenesis of the corpus callosum, and hypospadias. An important irregularity in patients is the effect disrupted proteins have on the corpus colloseum. The corpus colloseum is a neuronal component that separates the two halves of the brain. This protein is imperative because it controls MID-1 or the midline. The MID-1 protein also

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Many studies have established that a developing organism is susceptible to exogenous and endogenous factors during certain stage of the organism’s development. The effects of ethyl alcohol or ethanol on the developing fetus, which manifest a variety of characteristic abnormalities, are collectively called Fetal alcohol Syndrome. Ethanol exposure to the fetus causes various malformation ranging from the cellular to the organismic levels with the eventual results frequently

Trisomy 13, or Patau Syndrome, is caused by the presence of three chromosome copies on chromosome 13. An extra copy of chromosome 13 causes the majority of cases. Some cases are caused by a Robertsonian translocation between chromosome 13 and other autosomes such as chromosomes 15, 21, and 22. According to Bishra & Clericuzio "Trisomy 13 is the third most common autosomal trisomy, with an incidence of 1 per 10,000" (Bishara & Clericuzio, 2008, p. 30). It is comprised mainly of defects of the

White Matter Abnormalities and Animal Models Examining a Putative Role of Altered White Matter in Schizophrenia Haiyun Xu 1 ,* and Xin-Min Li 2 Author information ? Article notes ? Copyright and License information ? This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Go to: Abstract Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder affecting about 1% of the population worldwide. Although the dopamine (DA) hypothesis is still keeping a dominant position in schizophrenia research, new advances have been

OF BABY W. Dana Weinstein was a mother of a two and a half-year-old son and was expecting to have a baby girl in the summer of 2009. Twenty-nine weeks into her pregnancy, Mrs.Weinstein was given the tragic news that her baby has agenesis of the corpus callosum and polymicrogyria, which means that it would leave her with severe health and mental problems. With long and painful considerations, Dana Weinstein decided that she would end her pregnancy to relieve her baby girl from

Thyroid hormone is essential for the growth and maturation of many target tissues, including the brain and skeleton. As a result, abnormalities of thyroid gland function in infancy and childhood result not only in the metabolic consequences of thyroid dysfunction seen in adult patients, but in unique effects on the growth and /or maturation of these thyroid hormone-dependent tissues as well (Brown, 2012). The aim of this paper is to address development of thyroid disorders in the newborn and children

I had the opportunity to complete a seven-week internship within the Toronto Adult Neurodevelopmental Services Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). During my time at CAMH, I had the chance to shadow multiple Developmental Service Workers to provide support for clients ages 16 and above diagnosed with Developmental Disability (DD) and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) presenting with mental health concerns or severe challenging behaviour problems. I also had the opportunity