Neurodevelopmental Disorders Overview

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Neurodevelopmental disorders such as fragile X syndrome are severe disabling conditions often associated with life-long impairment. These disorders are now recognized to be the result of abnormalities in brain development due to both genetic and environmental/biological causes. In total, these conditions affect approximately 1-3% of the population, frequently resulting in substantial economic, physical and emotional burdens to individuals, families, and society. Therefore, research into the pathogenesis and treatment of these...


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are there any treatments for alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder ?
My husband and i recently took custody of my youngest newphew. My sister drank while...

There aren't any medications that specifically treat the fetal alcohol syndrome, but there are treatments for the various symptoms/behaviors that are associated with it-usually similar meds as used in the...

Asked by Ashlee - 21 months ago

Is homelessness and prison related to mental disorders and increasing average paternal age?
http://schizophreniabulletin.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/27/3/379?ck=nck "This article has reviewed data that support an association between schizophrenia risk and advancing paternal...

I do not know about the link to the aging of parents. I DO know that mental illness is being criminalized. With the downsizings of state mental hospitals and the...

Asked by Alex - 6 months ago

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  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders - LowEnd's Observations - 2 replies

    I work with (care for) 'children and young people (8-19 yrs) with complex needs, disabilities... or acquired brain injury' (most commonly autism, epilepsy, 'global delay'). Its a very ...

    Sep 01, 2008

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    pls read :The Safety Review of Thimerosal-containing Vaccines and Neurodevelopmental Disorders and neurobehavioural disorders is a different one than that of MMR .

    Feb 22, 2006

  • Pollution poisons children - 2 replies

    '' of neurodevelopmental disorders caused by toxic chemicals spilling into the environment . They include conditions such as autism, attention deficit disorder, mental retardation and cerebral palsy. All

    Nov 10, 2006

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