Tuberous Sclerosis : Treatments
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There is no specific treatment for tuberous sclerosis. Treatment is specific to the symptoms. Medications are required for controlling seizures, which is often difficult. The need for special schooling or care is determined by the severity of ment...
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Treatment for people with TS is usually very specific to the person, since symptoms vary greatly. The typical treatment team for someone with TS may include a neurologist, neurosurgeon, medical geneticist, genetic counselor, dermatologist, cardiol...
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As of 2004, no cure was available for tuberous sclerosis. Antiseizure medications may be prescribed, as well as medications to treat attention deficit disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Skin lesions may be removed or reduced via dermabras...
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Detailed information on dermabrasion and dermaplaning procedures
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Dermabrasion is a procedure to improve the look of the skin involving the mechanical removal of the damaged top layer using a high speed rotary wheel. Purpose Originally developed as a means of treating acne scars, dermabrasion can be used to treat many kinds of skin problems including scars from other types of wounds, wrinkles, skin coloration abnormalities, and other more serious conditions such as rhinophyma, a disfiguring form of rosacea that affects the nose.
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Skin-smoothing surgery involves surgical removal of the top layers of the skin.
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Detailed information on dermabrasion and dermaplaning procedures
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Occupational therapy is a holistic, patient-centered, occupation-based approach to life skill development. This health profession helps people whose lives have been altered by physical or mental disease, injury, or other health problems.
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The occupational therapy interview is the initial fact-finding session between an occupational therapy practitioner and a patient to determine the patient ' s problem(s) and to discuss possible intervention and treatment. Purpose The interview is the first opportunity for the occupational therapy practitioner to get a complete picture of the problems, concerns, and limitations of the patient.
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Tumor removal is a surgical procedure to remove an abnormal growth. Purpose A tumor can be either benign, like a wart, or malignant, in which case it is a cancer .
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A tumor is an abnormal growth caused by the uncontrolled division of cells. Benign tumors do not have the potential to spread to other parts of the body (a process called metastasis) and are curable by surgical removal.
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