Logged out
Access All our Essays in an Instant
Swap your work for FREE access, or pay £4.99 for instant access
Describe illnesses and conditions that affect the behaviour of children and ways of providing support.Task 2ALuke is five years old and he was diagnosed with Digeorge Syndrome
Member rating:
(1 vote)
| Words:
| Submitted: Fri Mar 31 2006
Page Preview
On the left is an image preview of every page of this document, and below are the first 150 words with formatting removed:
Task 2: Describe illnesses and conditions that affect the behaviour of children and ways of providing support. Task 2A Luke is five years old and he was diagnosed with Digeorge Syndrome when he was four years old. Cause Digeorge syndrome is a rare disease that is present from birth, and it is caused by a large deletion of the chromosome 22, produced by an error in recombination at meiosis. The symptoms vary greatly with each individual, but some of the symptoms that you could expect are... * Immune deficiency that leads to children being more susceptible to infections. * Lack of T cells. * Convulsions or 'fits'. * Underdeveloped parathyroid glands. * Feeding problems. * Heart defects. * Abnormal facial features. * Cardiac problems. * Speech impairments. * Learning difficulties. Luke's symptoms are... * Immune deficiency. * Recurrent ear infections. * Convulsions. * Abnormal facial features i.e. disfigures ears. * Speech impairment. * Feeding problems. Luke's behaviour may be affected Physical health Due to his physical health...
To see the full version of this document, and 145,348 others
