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Kevin's Disease, Morquio Syndrome
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When was this disease first discovered?
Complications:
The condition was first discovered by Luis Morquio in 1919. He was a well known Uruguayan physician who discovered it in Montevideo. Luis discovered it in four siblings in a Swedish family. He reported his observations in France.
- heart failure
- problems with respiratory system
- vision problems
- walking problems
- spinal cord damage
- paralysis of entire body (rare)
Facts:
Similarities & Differences from the book:
- This occurs when parents pass the wrong genes to offspring.
- 1 out of 200,000 people can receive it.
- Symptoms usually begin at the ages of 1-3.
- A vertebrate of the spine becomes flat.
- Inability to break down sugar molecules.
- There is two types of Morquio syndrome-
Type A- People do not have a substance called galactosamine-6-sulfatase.
- Type B- People do not produce enough of an enzyme called beta-galactosidase.
Similarities: -Same disease
-Handicapped
-Short for age
-The people pass away at a young age.
-Short neck
Differences: -Freak's spine is ejected out and studies say the spine is compressed(sometimes).
-Realistic fiction(story) and this project is real facts.
-Story says Freak is really smart, but, studies show this syndrome sometimes gets in the way of learning.
-Freak uses crutches while many people don't use them.
Symptoms:
Some of the following symptoms when a person has Morquio Syndrome are:
-abnormal heart and skeleton development
-large fingers
-knock-knees
-widely spaced teeth
-flared ribs
-enlarged heart
-below average height for certain age.
Exams and Tests needed for treatment of Morquio Syndrome:
- urine test
- hearing test
- x-ray of bones
- genetic testing
May reveal-
- liver enlargement
- cloudy cornea
- loss of nerve function below neck
Kevin's Disease, Morquio Syndrome
By~ Derek Abarca & Maricela Pina 7A
Pictures:
Morquio Syndrome-
Work Cited:
- http://www.lpaonline.org/assets/documents/NH%20Morquio%20Syndrome.pdf
- http://www.nemours.org/service/medical/skeletaldysplasia/morquiosyndrome.html?tab=about
- http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/Morquio's-Syndrome.htm
- http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001206.htm
- http://medicalhub.hubpages.com/hub/Morquio-Syndrome-Facts-Symptoms-Treatment-Pictures
- http://www.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/morquio-syndrome/overview.html
- http://byebyedoctor.com/morquio-syndrome/
- http://medicalhub.hubpages.com/hub/Morquio-Syndrome-Facts-Symptoms-Treatment-Pictures
Morquio Syndrome Project!!!
THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!!
("...he says in that FIERCE bold way he has.") p.131
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