Long term health conditions Flashcards
1
Q
Cerebral Palsy
A
Brain damage/abnormal development in early life (maternal infection/prematurity)/ birth asphyxia (1:10)
2
Q
Diabetes
A
T1 autoimmune/inherited
T2 - age/genetics/weight/ethnicity
3
Q
Epilepsy
A
Idiopathic unknown cause/probably genetic. Symptomatic - brain injury/substance abuse
4
Q
Crohn’s disease
A
Unknown
Combination of genetics/autoimmune/environment
5
Q
Ulcerative colitis
A
Unknown/autoimmune
6
Q
Cystic fibrosis
A
genetic
7
Q
Asthma
A
genetic/environment
8
Q
Eczema
A
genetic/some triggers
9
Q
Psoriasis
A
immunity/genetic/some triggers
10
Q
Arthritis (JRA)
A
Auto immune
11
Q
Brain injury
A
Trauma, tumour
12
Q
HIV
A
Infection
13
Q
Herpes
A
Infection
14
Q
Autism
A
Unknown/genetic
15
Q
ADHD
A
Unknown
