Research Into Klinefelters Flashcards

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What did Simpson et al find?(difficulties)

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Behavioural/language difficulties resulting from KF can be successfully treated with androgen therapy, such as testosterone supplements/counselling

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What did Swerdlow et al 2005 investigate?(mortality)

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Mortality in men with KF between 1959 and 2003 in the UK

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What did Swerdlow et al find?(mortality)

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461 of 3518 men had died, which is higher than similar non-KF patient

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What did Swerdlow et al find about major causes of death?(mortality)

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That they were from cardiovascular diseases as well as diabetes

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What did DeLisi et al 2005 subject?(interviews etc)

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11 KF participants and 11 non-KF participants to a psychiatric interview, cognitive tests and an MRI scan

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What did DeLisi et al find?

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10 of the KF males had some form of psychiatric disturbance and generally KF sufferers had smaller frontal & temporal lobes

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What did Stockholm et al 2012 investigate?(criminal)

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Criminal patterns in 1005 Danish men with standard KF syndrome

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What did Stockholm et al find?(criminals)

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Men with KF had higher conviction rates for sexual abuse, burglary and arson, and lower conviction rates for traffic/drug offences than males without KF

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