Posts Tagged ‘Diagnosis’
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a hereditary congenital disorder, involving degradation of the white matter in the brains (leukodystrophy) both in children and adults. Moreover, the most common peroxisomal disorder. In peroxisomal disorders, there is a change in the genetic material a disorder in the peroxisomes . Peroxisomes are small organs (organelles) in a cell, using enzymes – enzymes-guiding chemical reactions. ensure the degradation of waste. This disease affects the degradation of waste disturbed, so they accumulate in the cells. The accumulation of waste is toxic and difficult operation of the cells. This finally causes damage to organs and tissues.
ALD is characterized by a progressive degradation of insulation of the nerves in the central nervous system (brains and spinal cord) that is associated with insufficient functioning of the adrenal glands. This causes various symptoms, including paralysis and impaired motor control (ataxia). Read the rest of this entry »
Diagnosis
“Diagnosis” is derived from the “diagnosis”. Originally from the medical diagnosis is, however, this term is also used in other areas, such as in psychology: “Psycho diagnostics,” or science education, “educational diagnosis”. In medicine, the term all those diagnostic methods or measures that can serve the discovery and naming of a disease or injury. Diagnosis is the intention of the provision of a diagnosis, as a basis for eg therapeutic decisions can serve.
“A statement, the result of an investigation
2 (med) detection, disease detection, he basis of the disease, disease symptoms
3 (biological) definition, description, he plant-or animal species on the basis of their characteristics ”
“Diagnosis … given the reason or the name and cause an abnormal behavior, a disease or disorder to content”
In their book describing Schiefele and madder that the psychological assessment not only deal with disturbed behavior reactions, but with different individual patterns of behavior.
“Educational Diagnosis rejects” but to the Anglo-American term “educational measurement” and dealt with educational tasks, problems and methods. Read the rest of this entry »