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Here I found some Information on Produts. Such as Beds, elbow splints, Toys, and etc.
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Flag house
Call 1-800-793-7900 & Ask for a Catalog. This catalog includes everything such as Wheelchiar, Pony walker, theropy equipment, and elbow splints. |
Lakeshore
Lakeshore is a catalog with fun things to do and make. They have everything in there such as Books, Toys, etc.
There web site address:
http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/
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Hertz Supply/Home Health Care
Health-care beds in round and flat-profile design with full-length side rails.For more details and information, please e-mail Them at
hertzsupply@worldnet.att.net or
call 1-800-321-4240. If outside the United States, call (610) 366-1812.
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Sammons Preston Products
Sammons Preston is dedicated to providing rehabilitation professionals and caregivers around the worlds with the rehabilitation, assisted-living and developmental products they need to help clients and loved ones live their lives to the fullest. You fine some products such as Elbow Splints, Easier Personal Care, Sammons Preston Reachers, Bath Helpers and Etc. Need more information please go and visit them at there web site at: http://www.sammonspreston.com or
Tele: 1-800-323-5547.
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Enabling Devices
Enabling Devices, a division of Toys for Special Children, Inc., is a company dedicated to developing affordable learning and assistive devices to help people with disabling conditions. Toys for Special Children has been creating innovative toys and switches for many years.
More information Please visit them at their web site at www.enabling Devices.com or
Call 1-800-832-8697.
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The Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes (SADS) Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, was established on December 12, 1991 by G. Michael Vincent, M.D. and several dedicated co-founders for the purpose of helping prevent sudden and unexpected cardiac death in children and in young adults. The SADS Foundation is dedicated to providing information, assistance & hope.
More Information on this Please go their web site at
www.sads.org
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EP Library Selections
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Books, videos, and software for parents, educators and professionals encompassing almost fifty (50) need specific and general categories.
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Call Toll Free (800) 535-1910
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~ Rett Syndrome ~
Rett Syndrome
Introduction:
Rett syndrome (RS) is a genetic disorder that is characterized by an initial period of normal development, followed by a loss of communication skills and purposeful hand movements. It is a disorder that is seen almost exclusively in females and occurs in a variety of racial and ethnic groups worldwide. RS has just recently been traced to a defective gene on the X chromosome called MeCP2. It is estimated that the incidence of RS is between 1 in every 10,000 to 15,000 live female births.
In 1965, Austrian pediatrician, Andreas Rett, observed two young girls sitting on their mothers laps in his waiting room. They were profoundly disabled and were wringing their hands together incessantly. After searching his files, he found six other girls with the same clinical features and wrote the first description of, what is now known as, Rett syndrome. RS later received worldwide recognition following a paper written by Bengt Hagberg and his colleagues in 1983.
Features and Characteristics
Rett syndrome is often mistaken for autism, cerebral palsy, and mental retardation. However, no other condition has a period of rapid deterioration followed by stabilization and sometimes even improvements in autistic features, eye contact, and stereotypical hand movements. Since there is no form of laboratory testing for RS, diagnostic criteria and exclusionary criteria have been formed for the recognition of the syndrome. The following characteristics must be found in order to receive a diagnosis of RS:
· Normal development until approximately 6 to 18 months of age
· Normal head circumference at birth, followed by a slowed growth rate anywhere from 3 months to 4 years of age
· Severely impaired expressive language and loss of purposeful hand skills
· Repetitive hand movements such as: hand washing, hand wringing, hand clapping, and hand mouthing
· Shakiness of the torso, which may also involve the limbs (particularly when the child is upset or agitated)
· If able to walk, unsteady, wide-based, stiff-legged gait/toe walking
Other features that may be seen, but are not required for a diagnosis of RS, include:
· Breathing dysfunctions including apnea and hyperventilation
· EEG abnormalities
· Seizures
· Muscle rigidity, spasticity, or joint contractures
· Scoliosis (curvature of the spine)
· Teeth-grinding
· Small feet (in relation to stature)
· Growth retardation
· Decreased body fat and muscle mass
· Abnormal sleep patterns and irritability or agitation
· Chewing/swallowing difficulties
· Poor circulation of lower extremities
· Decreased mobility with age
· Constipation
Need More Information on this Please go to the Web site of IRSA at: http://www.rettsyndrome.org.
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RSRF- Rett Syndrome Research Foundiation
Rett Syndrome Research Foundation
The Rett Syndrome Research Foundation (RSRF, or the Foundation) was created in the fall of 1999 by six parents of girls with Rett Syndrome. Their vision is to find a treatment and cure for Rett Syndrome, a devastating neurological disorder that deprives girls of communication and motor skills.
The non-profit 501(c)(3) foundation is raising money to promote and accelerate biomedical research on Rett Syndrome, seeking to capitalize on the recent discovery of the gene mutations responsible for the condition. The founders hope to ensure a brighter future for all girls and women with the disorder.
All research proposals seeking funding from the Foundation are reviewed by its distinguished Scientific Advisory Board, under the chairmanship of Dr. Michael Hayden.
With leading scientists serving as advisers, a group of strongly motivated founders, and a generous start-up grant, the Rett Syndrome Research Foundation intends to press aggressively for progress against a little-known but devastating disorder that has damaged thousands of lives around the world.
Our Vision
Please visit them at their web site at:
http://www.rsrf.org
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