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| | CRETINISM - LoveToKnow Article on CRETINISM |
 | | The hair has a far greater resemblance to horse-hair than to that of a human being, and is usually absent on the body of an adult cretin. | | | The child cretin learns neither to walk nor talk at the usual time. | | | In the adult the genital organs remain undeveloped. |
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| | Endemic Cretinism - Clinical |
| | Studies of human cretin brains by modern techniques are badly needed. | | | During the past five to ten years, major progress has been made in our understanding of endemic cretinism, mostly based on new epidemiological studies and on experimental aspects of thyroid homeostasis during the perinatal period in conditions of iodine deficiency, largely due to the outstanding group of Morreale de Escobar et al. | | | , the similar frequency of intelligence and neurological deficiency in all types of cretinism point to a primary pathophysiologic event which probably occurred in utero during early gestation. |
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| | Cretinism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The word cretin is often used in a pejorative sense to mean an idiot or an ignorant peasant. | | | Often times he or she will have the physical stature of a child, when in fact the person is much older. | | | A cretin is a person affected by cretinism. |
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| | 2. IDD IN HUMANS AT FOUR STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT AND IN ANIMAL MODELS |
| | In spite of the predominant occurrence of neurological cretinism in the two endemic areas studied in north-east and south China, this condition has not yet been reproduced in rats. | | | Severe IDD: a dwarfed cretin woman with a barefoot doctor of the same age from the Hetian district in Sinkiang, China (Courtesy of Dr. Ma Tai of Tianjin. | | | This condition is still widely prevalent, affecting for example up to 10 percent of the populations living in severely iodine-deficient areas in India (Pandav and Kochupillai, 1982), Indonesia (Djokomoeljanto et al., 1983) and China (Ma et al., 1982). |
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| | Since these 72 cretins were not taken at random, these figures hardly represent the real incidence of the different clinical types. | | | The clinical picture of endemic cretinism in China is quite variable. | | | Endemic cretinism has been thoroughly studied in Guizhou Province. |
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| | eMedicine - Congenital Hypothyroidism : Article by Michael J Bourgeois, MD |
| | The term endemic cretinism was initially used to describe clusters of infants with goiter and cretinism in defined geographic areas. | | | Two clinical forms of endemic cretinism are described, with considerable overlap between them. | | | Some researchers have observed variability in symptoms and signs when comparing groups from one part of the world to another. |
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| | In conclusion, our hypothesis states that the clinical expression of endemic cretinism is determined by the sum of two pathophysiologic processes. | | | Searching with cretinism +learning provides nine recent references on neuromotor and learning deficits. | | | "Based on our data, the clinical picture of endemic cretinism results from the product of two pathophysiological events. |
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| | Cretinism |
| | The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to cretinism. | | | We hope these resources will prove useful to the widest possible audience seeking information on cretinism. | | | This book was created for medical professionals, students, and members of the general public who want to conduct medical research using the most advanced tools available and spending the least amount of time doing so. |
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http://www.icongrouponline.com/health/Cretinism_Ph.html
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| | Geographical Review January 1998 |
| | Iodine is essential for modern humans and may have been essential for Neandertals as well. | | | Distinctive Neandertalskeletal traits are identical to those of modern humans who sufferfrom cretinism. | | | Late Pleistocenehuman evolution, consequently, may be explained by several alternativeinterpretations involving iodine pathology and/or biological adaptation.Speciation may have resulted from the geographical isolation of inland populations. |
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| | Art and Medicine Bibliography, John Thomson |
| | The images are a remarkable document in the history of endocrinology, a branch of medicine which is generally acknowledged to originate in the clinical work of the British physician, George Redmayne Murray. | | | Murray's treatment was soon adopted by clinicians to treat cases of sporadic cretinism with even more dramatic results, especially in bone growth which can add up to six inches to a child's stature in less than a year of thyroid treatments. | | | A case of sporadic cretinism treated by thyroid feeding. |
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| | DHM: Library - Idiocy: And Its Treatment By The Physiological Method (Document) |
| | This alpine cretinism is due to locality and to intermarriage, and it is never isolated; it affects the skin with a bistre or maroon color. | | | Idiocy is endemic only as connected with some forms of cretinism. | | | So does the furfuraceous cretinism with its milk-white, rosy, and peeling skin; with its shortcomings of all the integuments, which give an unfinished aspect to the truncated fingers and nose; with its cracked lips and tongue; with its red, ectropic conjunctiva, coming out to supply the curtailed skin at the margin of the lids. |
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| | PHYSIOPATHALOGICAL ASPECTS OF ENDEMIC GOITRE AND CRETINISM |
| | I would like to make three short remarks on physiopathological aspects of endemic cretinism and goitre, the two principal manifestations to add to Dr. Hetzel's outstanding review. | | | The most spectacular consequences in terms of brain damage are endemic cretinism and the endemic mental retardation observed in even non-cretinous individuals. | | | There is general agreement that the main public-health impact of a goitrogenic environment is the impairment in brain development and that goitre represents only the tip of the iceberg of the functional consequences of such an environment. |
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| | Medical Dictionary: Cretinism - WrongDiagnosis.com |
| | Cretinism: Another name for Congenital hypothyroidism (or close medical condition association). | | | Cretinism: Cretinism is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Congenital conditions, Hypothyroidism Cretinism (medical condition): Rare congenital lack of thyroid hormone | | | Information provided on this site is for informational purposes only; it is not intended as a substitute for advice from your own medical team. |
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| | cretinism - definition of cretinism in General |
| | A condition of endemic or inherited idiocy, accompanied by physical degeneracy and deformity (usually with goiter), frequent in certain mountain valleys, esp. of the Alps. | | | cretinism - severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental stunting | | | Embed a dictionary search in your own web page |
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| | Iodine Deficiency: studies by dr. Sebastiano Venturi (Italy)- cretinism gastric cancer goitre |
| | Iodine Deficiency: studies by dr. Sebastiano Venturi (Italy)- cretinism gastric cancer goitre | | | The thyroid gland is, embryogenetically and phylogenetically, derived from primitive gut, and we may consider the thyroid cells such as primitive gastroenteric cells which, during evolution, migrated and specialized in uptake of iodide, and in storage and elaboration of iodine compounds. |
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| | Nutrition Research Newsletter: Prevention of cretinism by iodine supplementation during pregnancy - adapted from the ... |
| | Cao Xue-Yi, Jiang Xin-Min, Dou Zhi-Hong et al, Timing of Vulnerability of the Brain to Iodine Deficiency in Endemic Cretinism, New England J Medicine 331(26):1739-1744 (29 Dec 1994) [Reprints: G Robert DeLong, MD, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3936, Durham NC 277101 | | | Endemic cretinism, caused by severe iodine deficiency during pregnancy, is a major cause of mental retardation in some parts of the world. | | | In 1990, the World Health Organization estimated that 20 million people in the world had preventable brain damage due to the effects of iodine deficiency on fetal brain development. |
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| | Cable News Cretinism - Jerry Falwell's straight story. By Dana Stevens |
| | The whole exchange exposes the absurdity of the notion of "choice" as applied to the question of sexual orientation. | | | By some strange homeopathic logic, I find his manic hyperactivity relaxing at the end of a long day. | | | Cable News Cretinism - Jerry Falwell's straight story. |
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| | I operated on scores of goiters and saw several cretins in our medical mission. | | | I use the term IDD rather than "evidence of cretinism", since I agree with John that cretinism is a neurologic (in one syndrome) or myxedematous (in another clinical manifestation) defect from iodine deficiency in utero at critical periods of brain development. | | | So, cretinism would leave no neurologic fossil, but has a number of other stigmata, some of those durable, those of neurologic cretinism being from IDD in an earlier uterine non‑development than the myxedematous form, with both of them likely to come up to background population iodine rates in life and in skeletal remains. |
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| | Babinski researched this one as well and lived to tell of it in "Cretinism or Evilution? | | | Hovind also believes that humans used to be a lot taller and claims that skeletons of 11-foot-tall men have been found. | | | The only "evidence" of this is a "photograph" (ie, an obvious drawing) from Carl Baugh and an urban legend an audience member had once told him. |
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| | Cretinism or Evilution?: A "Devilish" Quotation |
| | -For other aspects of Darwin's humble and gentle nature (very UNdevilish), see Issue No. 1 of Cretinism or Evilution? | | | And he repudiated the "Social Darwinistic" interpretations of his views when they first arose. | | | Now, back to analyzing some quotations in The Revised Quote Book! |
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| | Neurological cretinism is characterized by mental deficiency, spastic diplegia and deaf mutism. | | | Two clinical presentations of endemic cretinism are neurological cretinism and myxedematous cretinism. | | | Myxedematous cretinism is associated with severe hypothyroidism and dwarfism and occurs because of continuing hypothyroidism through all phases of life. |
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| | Cretinism is a condition of stunted body growth and impaired mental development. | | | This can be identified both clinically and with lateral cephalometric radiographs. | | | The brain and skeleton fail to develop properly, resulting in mental retardation and dwarfism. |
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| | * Cretinism - (Disease): Definition |
| | lack of iodide accumulation, a condition that leads to hypothyroidism and cretinism. | | | Destruction of the thyroid in the fetus may occur if the mother is treated with radioactive iodine for while she is... |
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| | cretinism(myxoedematous) - General Practice Notebook |
| | The hallmark of so called myxoedematous cretinism is marked growth retardation; intellectual development may not be impaired as thyroxine levels in the early critical phases of brain development are normal. | | | Diagnosis of neonatal hypothyroidism is readily confirmed by thyroid function tests and the condition responds well to thyroxine or iodine supplementation. |
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| | MSN Encarta - Search Results - Cretinism |
| | This drug is available by prescription only, in tablets and an injectable liquid. | | | Thyroid Gland : diseases and disorders of thyroid gland: cretinism – Thyroxine | | | Cretinism, deficiency disease caused by congenital absence of thyroxine, a hormone secreted by the thyroid gland, and characterized by defective... |
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| | cretinism -:- Complete Dissertations International - Abstracts & Thesis Writing -:- |
| | The symptoms of the disease, and the treatments are also discussed, as is the outlook for the life of a person with cretinism. | | | This paper discusses the disorder cretinism (otherwise known as congenital hypothyroidism), in particular: the endocrine gland responsible for the disorder, the location of the gland, the glandÂ’s normal function, the hormone involved in the disorder, and the target organ for the hormone. | | | Or call us at 1-888-774-9994 and tell us what you need! |
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| | The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia: familial cretinism@ HighBeam Research |
| | familial cretinism, a genetic disorder caused by an inborn error of body functions. | | | The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia: familial cretinism@ HighBeam Research | | | It results from the lack of an enzyme that stops the making of thyroid hormone. |
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| | Hypothyroidism - Hypothyroidisms - information page with HONselect |
| | Cretinism is the congenital form leading to abnormalities of intellectual and physical development. | | | It leads to a slowing of metabolic processes and in its most severe form to the accumulation of mucopolysaccharides in the skin, causing a nonpitting edema termed myxedema. |
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| | Cretinism Terms and Definitions at www.MedicalGlossary.org |
| | A condition due to congenital lack of thyroid hormone, marked by arrested physical and mental development, dystrophy of the bones and soft parts, and lowered basal metabolism. | | | Home > Diseases > Musculoskeletal Diseases > Bone Diseases > Bone Diseases, Developmental > Dwarfism > Cretinism Terms and Definitions |
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| | Dorlands Medical Dictionary |
| | neurologic cretinism, the usual kind of endemic cretinism, characterized by delayed growth of long bones, neurologic complications such as deaf mutism, mental retardation, and spasticity, sometimes with goiter, but usually without myxedema. | | | sporadic goitrous cretinism, a genetically determined condition in which enlargement of the thyroid gland is associated with deficient biosynthesis of and a consequently reduced supply of circulating thyroid hormone. | | | spontaneous cretinism, sporadic cretinism, cretinism in a person not descended from cretins, and who has not lived in a region where goiter is endemic. |
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| | Geographer suggests Neanderthals were just Cretins |
| | Besides physical similarities and geographical distribution, Dobson also noted that the pendulous breasts and protruding abdomens of early modern humans' "Venus figurines" bear a significant resemblance to symptoms of cretinism, suggesting that the moderns were aware of the affliction and may have venerated women who suffered from it. | | | Anthropologists have greeted Dobson's work with considerable skepticism, noting that some Neanderthal remains have been found near the ocean, that key skeletal traits common in cretins are not found in Neanderthals, and that a single pathology cannot explain the extinction of an entire population that had survived in a hostile environment for thousands of years. | | | Dobson's critics say his explanation is too facile. |
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| | Endemic cretinism occurs in areas of endemic goiter and is caused by extreme iodine deficiency. | | | Signs of cretinism begin when the child is about 3 to 5 months. | | | The child is dwarfed with short extremities, mentally retarded, inactive, listless and uncomplaining, with puffy expressionless face; the tongue is enlarged and may protrude through thickened lips of the half-opened mouth. |
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| | What causes cretinism? |
| | I would also appreciate any other information you have about this disorder or information on where I can access more about cretinism. | | | Cretinism is a term that is rarely used these days since it really refers to a severe lack of thyroid hormone that is usually detected within a week or so of birth because all babies are screened on the day-six heel prick for thyroid hormone. | | | Please could you tell me what the effects of this disorder are and how it is caused? |
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| | Cretinism |
| | Today most cases are detected by neonatal screening, and with thyroid replacement therapy, the described manifestations of cretinism are no longer seen. | | | With modern neonatal screening programs for thyroid insufficiency, cretinism is no longer seen as thyroid replacement treatment prevents the symptoms and signs. | | | In untreated patients, the clinical features include constipation, umbilical hernia, macroglossia, feeding difficulty, anaemia, prolonged neonatal jaundice and prolonged neonatal cyanosis. |
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| | Home » VitaHealth » Health problems » Cretinism |
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| | Cretinism universal life quote Resources from Life Insurance .Net |
| | Cretinism whole life Protect your family with life insurance. | | | Cretinism whole life insurance Keep your promises to your family. | | | Cretinism life quote Life Insurance is about keeping promises. |
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| | eMedicine - Iodine Deficiency : Article Excerpt by: Stephanie L Lee, MD, PhD, FACE |
| | Iodine is primarily obtained through the diet but is also a component of some medications, such as radiology contrast agents, iodophor cleansers, and amiodarone. | | | Population effects of severe iodine deficiency, termed iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs), include endemic goiter, hypothyroidism, cretinism, decreased fertility rate, increased infant mortality, and mental retardation. | | | Synonyms, Key Words, and Related Terms: iodine deficiency disorders, IDD, endemic goiter, cretinism, hypothyroidism, mental retardation, toxic multinodular goiter, thyroid cancer, follicular thyroid carcinoma, thyroid function abnormalities, miscarriage, infant mortality, goitrogens |
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| | The Big Blowdown: The Age of Cretinism? |
| | But, rather, these are matters of the State and not the individual do-gooder - and this is where the "age of cretinism" comes in. | | | Working class people today face an assault on their lives, thoughts and beliefs in way that no previous generation have ever had to face. | | | We can only be dumbed down if we allow ourselves to be. |
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| | Iodine - Selenium - Cretinism |
| | 1% - 10% Cretinism … 5% - 30% Some Brain Damage … 30% - 70% Loss of Energy due to Hypothyroidism &; Solutions … A teaspoon of iodine is all a person requires in a lifetime … Iodized Salt … Costs only US $0.04 per person annually... | | | Severe deficiency of both iodine and selenium occurs in a region extending from northeastern China and adjacent regions of Siberia and Korea to southwestern China, including Tibet … Three disorders have been associated with it: Keshan disease, Kashin-Beck disease, and (when it occurs in combination with iodine deficiency) hypothyroid cretinism. | | | Latin American Thyroid Society … The most severe consequence of endemic goiter is endemic cretinism. |
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| | Hu WH: [A radiological study of endemic cretinism]. | | | You JS: [Radiologic manifestations of the bones in children with sporadic cretinism]. | | | Rajatanavin R, Chailurkit L, Winichakoon P, Mahachoklertwattana P, Soranasataporn S, Wacharasin R, Chaisongkram V, Amatyakul P, Wanarata L: Endemic cretinism in Thailand: a multidisciplinary survey. |
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| | Online Canadian Pharmacy - Discount Canadian Drugs - Medical Dictionary - Cretinism |
| | The condition is detected today by newborn thyroid screening. | | | However, the origin of the term "cretin" is conjectural and could come from "cretura" (creature) or 'creta" (chalk, pale) or some other root. | | | The word "cretin" is said to have come from the Old French "chretien" meaning "Christian" because heretical Christians, to escape persecution, fled into iodine-deficient valleys in the Pyrenees in southwest France and had children with congenital hypothyroidism. |
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| | Iodine Deficiency |
| | Only during the past decade, however, have iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) been recognized as the leading cause worldwide of intellectual impairment (36, 69). | | | A prevalence of cretinism as high as 3 to 15 % may be found in severely affected rural populations, imposing a major social and economic burden on the community (14, 33, 62). | | | Endemic goiter and cretinism associated with iodine deficiency have been depicted in paintings and statues since earliest times (55). |
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| | Iodine Deficiency Disorders Iodine Cretinism Iodized Salt |
| | Severe iodine deficiency may manifest itself by Cretinism i.e. | | | Although the disorders that result from iodine deficiency are preventable by appropriate iodine supplementation, they continue to occur because of various socio-economic, cultural and political limitations to adequate iodine supplementation programmes. | | | Iodine is most often added in the form of potassium iodide, but iodate is preferred in humid regions owing to its greater stability. |
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