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Symptoms List

Symptoms could include:
  • Bow Legged
  • Congenital Musculoskeletal Anomalies
  • Deformity Of Spine
  • Proportionate Short Arms
  • Short Finger
  • Short Leg
  • Uneven Limb Lengths

Symptoms Overview Articles

Achondroplasia
The typical appearance of achondroplastic dwarfism can be seen at birth. Symptoms may include: Abnormal hand appearance with persistent space between the long and ring fingers; Bowed legs; Decreased muscle tone; Disproportionately large head-to-bo...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 11, 2007
Achondroplasia
Individuals with achondroplasia have shortening of their long bones.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Achondroplasia
People with achondroplasia have abnormally short arms and legs. ) Children with achondroplasia have a very high risk of serious and repeated middle ear infections, which can result in. The appearance of short limbs and normal head size actually...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Symptom Articles

Skeletal limb abnormalities
Skeletal limb abnormalities is a very broad descriptive term. There are a variety of possible abnormalities of the arms or legs (limbs) that can be caused by underlying defects in the skeletal structure.
Source:ADAM
Date:March 9, 2007
Delayed growth
Delayed growth involves poor or abnormally slow gain in weight, height, or both, in a child younger than 5 years old.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 14, 2007
Frontal bossing
Frontal bossing is an unusually prominent forehead, sometimes associated with a heavier than normal brow ridge.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 10, 2006
Acromegaly
Acromegaly is a rare condition caused by abnormally high amounts of human growth hormone (HGH). An organ in the brain known as the pituitary gland, normally secretes this growth hormone.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Acromegaly
Acromegaly is a rare condition caused by abnormally high amounts of human growth hormone (HGH). An organ in the brain known as the pituitary gland, normally secretes this growth hormone.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Kyphosis
Kyphosis is a curving of the spine that causes a bowing of the back, which leads to a hunchback or slouching posture.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 23, 2006
Kyphosis
Kyphosis is the extreme curvature of the upper back also known as a hunchback. This patient ' s spine shows excessive backward curvature at the level of the upper chest.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Lordosis
Lordosis is an increased curving of the spine.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 15, 2006
Hypotonia
Hypotonia involves decreased muscle tone. Infants with hypotonia seem floppy and feel like a "rag doll" does when held.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 12, 2006
Hypotonia
Hypotonia means " low tone, " and refers to a physiological state in which a muscle has decreased tone, or tension. A muscle ' s tone is a measure of its ability to resist passive elongation or stretching.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Hypotonia
Hypotonia, or severely decreased muscle tone, is seen primarily in children. Low-toned muscles contract very slowly in response to a stimulus and cannot maintain a contraction for as long as a normal muscle.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Short stature
Short stature is refers to any person who is significantly below the average height for a person of the same age and sex -- specifically, the shortest 5% of the population. The term may refer to children or adolescents who are significantly below the average height of their peers.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 14, 2007
Spinal stenosis
Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the lumbar (back) or cervical (neck) spinal canal, which causes compression of the nerve roots.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 31, 2006
Spinal Stenosis
Spinal stenosis is any narrowing of the spinal canal that causes compression of the spinal nerve cord. Spinal stenosis causes pain and may cause loss of some body functions.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Gait and Balance Problems
Gait and balance problems exist when a disease process, trauma, or aging result in the inability to control one ' s center of gravity (COG) over the base of support (BOS) in static or dynamic tasks and environments. Any number of factors may contribute to gait and balance problems.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Gait and Balance Assessment
Gait or walking is a coordinated action of the neuromuscular and musculoskeletal systems. The coordination of muscle contraction , joint movement, and sensory perception allows the human body to move in the environment.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Gait Training
Gait training refers to helping a patient relearn to walk safely and efficiently. Gait training is usually done by rehabilitation specialists who evaluate the abnormalities in the person ' s gait and employ such treatments as strengthening and balance training to improve stability and body perception as these pertain to the patient ' s environment.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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