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Title CHARGE syndrome / Timothy S. Hartshorne [and three others]
Published San Diego, California ; Oxfordshire [England] : Plural Publishing, 2011
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Description 1 online resource (417 pages) : illustrations
Series Genetic Syndromes and Communication Disorders Series
Genetic syndromes and communication disorders series.
Contents Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Part I. Sensory Issues in CHARGE; Chapter 1. Overview and Sensory Issues; Chapter 2. The Eye and Vision; Chapter 3. Hearing; Chapter 4. Overview of Balance and the Vestibular System; Chapter 5. Consequences of Vestibular Dysfunction; Chapter 6. Balance and Mobility; Chapter 7. Smell: The Olfactory System; Part II. Medical Issues in CHARGE; Chapter 8. Otologic Issues; Chapter 9. Cochlear Implantation; Chapter 10. Rhinologic (Nasal) Issues; Chapter 11. Airway; Chapter 12. Feeding Issues; Chapter 13. Neurodevelopment
Chapter 14. The Heart of CHARGE or Congenital Heart Defectsin CHARGE SyndromeChapter 15. Renal and Urinary Systems; Chapter 16. Endocrinology; Chapter 17. Immune System; Chapter 18. Musculoskeletal System; Chapter 19. Teenage and Adult Medical Issues; PART III. Developmental Issues in CHARGE; Chapter 20. Cognitive; Chapter 21. Social/Emotional; Chapter 22. Toileting; Chapter 23. Sleep; Chapter 24. Changes over the Life Cycle; Part IV. Communication Systems and Language Development in CHARGE; Chapter 25. Communication Skills
Chapter 26. Assessment of Prelinguistic Communication of Individuals with CHARGEChapter 27. Forms and Functions in Communication; Part V. Psychological Issues in CHARGE Syndrome; Chapter 28. Behavioral Phenotype; Chapter 29. Psychiatric Issues; Chapter 30. Experiencing Pain; Chapter 31. Experiencing Stress; Chapter 32. Parenting; Part VI. Conclusions and Questions for Future Research; Index
Summary CHARGE syndrome affects approximately 1:10,000 births worldwide, is extremely complex, and has varied medical and physical manifestations. This, the first published book on the subject, describes the sensory, physical, and behavioral findings in CHARGE, indicates what kinds of studies need to be done to confirm the findings, and describes how these findings affect the function and development of the individual with CHARGE
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Velocardiofacial syndrome.
Communicative disorders -- Genetic aspects
Language acquisition.
Abnormalities, Multiple -- genetics
DiGeorge Syndrome
Abnormalities, Multiple -- psychology
Language Development
Sensation Disorders -- genetics
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Language acquisition
Communicative disorders -- Genetic aspects
Velocardiofacial syndrome
Form Electronic book
Author Hartshorne, Timothy S., author
ISBN 9781597567442
1597567442