PHAR 562 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Fmr1, Angelman Syndrome, Nonverbal Learning Disorder
12 Feb 2020
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Wednesday, october 16th, 2019 lecture 16: neurodevelopmental disorders, part 2. The fragile site was discovered by lubs, using electron microscopy, 1969. Affects all ethnic groups worldwide, irrelevant of social status. Perhaps, it"s just best characterized because it is easiest to study. There is no correlation between vaccines & autism unless, maybe, if your immune system was previously compromised. Still, not vaccinating is the greater risk: can have different types of seizures: tonic clonic, absence seizures (though children usually grow. Males: average adult iq < 40: mental age: 5-6 years of age. Intellectual disability ranges from severe to normal (wide range, mosaics) Iq scores are higher when younger, & decline with age. We don"t know why certain cell types are more susceptible to cell death than others. Can adapt well to different situations once a skill is learned. Respond best to bright colours & tactile stimulus.
