The precise trigger for the onset of puberty is not known, but it is believed to be a complex interaction between genetics, hormones, and environmental influences. Endocrine disruptors are environmental factors that have been implicated in causing early pubertal maturation. Industrial chemica...
The rise of pediatrics itself was intimately related to the establishment of children's hospitals in the 19th century(1). This need for specialization has been keenly debated by historians over the past 150 y and the perceived benefits of such a division of labor within medicine were often gree...
Puberty is the interval in the life cycle during which the child becomes an adult. It is heralded by physical changes such as acceleration of linear growth and appearance of secondary sexual characteristics, capped by attainment of reproductive capability, and orchestrated by increases in the secretio...
trepanation was done not only for medical but also for religious or spiritual reasons, originating in the Neolithic period (3000 BC). The earliest documentation of trepanation for epilepsy is found in the writings of the Hippocratic Corpus and consisted mainly...
late puberty Based on the incidence of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in various ethnic groups, which of the following individuals would be considered high risk? A) A woman of French Canadian descent. B) A woman of Irish descent. C) A wom...
Friedreich's ataxia, a spinocerebellar degeneration, is an autosomal recessive disease of the cerebellum, spinal cord and peripheral nerves. Symptoms generally begin before puberty and include an ataxic gait, dysarthria, loss of reflexes and variably nystagmus, kyphoscoliosis and pes cavus. Heart ...
Friedreich's ataxia, a spinocerebellar degeneration, is an autosomal recessive disease of the cerebellum, spinal cord and peripheral nerves. Symptoms generally begin before puberty and include an ataxic gait, dysarthria, loss of reflexes and variably nystagmus, kyphoscoliosis and pes cavus. Heart ...
First children are, however, not typically born until some years after the onset of puberty. Other factors therefore contribute towards this delay. In this context, women's hips do not reach full adult form until they are in their mid-20s. Therefore, physiological and morphological factors ...
The authors think to have found two forms depending on the age of onset: one which breaks out with the beginning of puberty and the other group, which has a later onset, mostly related to a maturity step, such as the end of studies or the beginning of work life. Finally, the authors...