Case 13 SAP Flashcards

1
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Autism

A

Broad range of presentations with very different impacts on societal interaction

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2
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ADHD

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Developmentally excessive levels of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity

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3
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ADHD prevalence

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5-10%

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4
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Tourette’s syndrome

A

Involuntary movement and vocal tics

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5
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Synaesthesia

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Stimulation to one cognitive pathway leads to unintentional experiences in another cognitive or sensory neurological pathway

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6
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Dyslexia

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Difficulties in decoding writing leading to slow reading, thought to relate to impaired function of reading network

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7
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Dyslexia prevalence

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15%

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8
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Dyscalculia

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Difficulty performing maths, possibly linked to visuo-spatial working memory

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9
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Dyscalculia prevalence

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5%

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10
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Dysgraphia

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difficulty writing as a process or legibility. related to development coordination disorder

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11
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dysgraphia prevalence

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2%

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12
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Dyspraxia

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inability to utilise voluntary motor abilities effectively in all aspects of life from play to structured skill task

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13
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dyspraxia prevalence

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6%

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14
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The presence of what suggests a learning disability?

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significantly reduced ability to:
understand new or complex information
learn new skills
cope independently
also lasting effect on development if started before adulthood

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15
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Some causes of learning disabilities

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inheritance, genetic mutations, chromosomal abnormalities, brain damage around birth, illness of mother in pregnancy, illness of child in early years

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16
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around how many people in the UK have a learning disability?

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1.5 million

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17
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What is the most common inherited learning disability?

A

fragile X syndrome

18
Q

Prevalence fragile X worldwide

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1/5000

19
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which gene is associated with fragile X?

A

FMR1

20
Q

how many repeats in the FMR1 gene are needed for pre-mutation?

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55 - 200

21
Q

what other conditions is pre-mutation associated with in fragile X?

A

premature ovarian failure (females)
fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS)

22
Q

which sex is FXTAS more common in?

A

males

23
Q

typical male phenotype in fragile X

A

learning disability
long face
large and protruding ears
macro-orchidism

24
Q

chance of heterozygous female with FM allele having normal IQ (fragile X)

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30%

25
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chance of heterozygous female with FM allele having learning disability and IQ < 70 (fragile X)

A

25%

26
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features of fragile X (in descending order of prevalence)

A

psychomotor delay
aggressiveness
attention problems (including ADHD)
anxiety disorder
ASD
sleep problems
epilepsy

27
Q

what percentage of autism cases is fragile X responsible for?

A

1-6%

28
Q

what is the leading genetic cause of learning disabilities?

A

down sydrome

29
Q

which chromosome is affected in Prader Willi Syndrome?

A

15 (q11-q13)

30
Q

genetic defect in Prader Willi syndrome?

A

loss of expression of genes from error in genomic imprinting in both male and female gametogenesis

31
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Angelman syndrome genetics

A

paternal genes for Prader Willi and maternally expressed UBE3A gene in same region

32
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Williams syndrome gene defect

A

microdeletion disorder (loss of 25-27 genes)

33
Q

which chromosome is effected in Williams syndrome?

A

7 (q11-23)

34
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cardinal symptoms of Williams syndrome?

A

CVD
distinctive appearance
learning disability
hypersociability

35
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Rett syndrome

A

severe neurodevelopmental disorder with loss of attained developmental milestones around 6-12 months of age

36
Q

which sex is more commonly affected by Rett syndrome?

A

female

37
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which gene is generally mutated in Rett syndrome?

A

MECP2

38
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foetal alcohol spectrum disorder

A

prenatal exposure leading to developmental deficits, characteristic facial appearance, reduced growth and concentration, and learning disability

39
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cause of cerebral palsy

A

due to impaired development or issues surrounding birth

40
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primary feature of cerebral palsy

A

damage to motor cortex

41
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developmental illnesses in utero

A

rubella in first trimester
encephalitis
toxoplasmosis
CMV
syphilis

42
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main developmental illness in childhood

A

meningitis