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Before 1939 discount 200 mg viramune mastercard, more than 600 research studies on massage appeared in the main journals of medicine in Preparations English. Generally, one should be clean and should Massage therapy research picked up again in the not eat just before a massage. One should not be under 1980s, as the growing popularity of massage paralleled the influence of alcohol or non-medicinal drugs. Mas- the growing interest in complementary and alternative sage therapists generally work by appointment and usu- medicine. Well designed studies have documented the ally will provide information about how to prepare for an benefits of massage therapy for the treatment of acute appointment at the time of making the appointment. A study of chronic fatigue syndrome py gain more weight and have shorter hospital stays than subjects found that a group receiving massage therapy infants who are not massaged. A study of 40 low-birth- had lower depression, emotional distress, and somatic weight babies found that the 20 massaged babies had a symptom scores, more hours of sleep, and lower epi- 47% greater weight gain per day and stayed in the hospi- nephrine and cortisol levels than a control group. Cocaine-exposed, preterm in- fants given massage three times daily for a 10 day period The generally accepted standard for training is a showed significant improvement. Training should in- massaged infants had fewer postnatal complications and clude anatomy, physiology, pathology, massage theory exhibited fewer stress behaviors during the 10 day peri- and technique, and supervised practice. Most massage od, had a 28% greater daily weight gain, and demonstrat- therapists also take additional courses and workshops ed more mature motor behaviors. In the United States, massage therapists are current- A study comparing 52 hospitalized depressed and ad- ly licensed by 29 states, the District of Columbia, and a justment disorder children and adolescents with a control number of localities. Most states require 500 or more group that viewed relaxation videotapes, found massage classroom hours of training from a recognized training therapy subjects were less depressed and anxious, and had program and passing an examination.

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The genes responsible include leading to DMD prevents the formation of any dys- LGMD2D on chromosome 17 discount viramune 200mg on-line, which codes for the trophin, while that of BMD allows some protein to be alpha-sarcoglycan protein; LGMD2E on chromosome 4, made, accounting for the differences in severity and age which codes for the beta-sarcoglycan protein; LGMD2C of onset between the two conditions. Differences among on chromosome 13, which codes for the gamma-sarco- the other muscular dystrophies in terms of the muscles glycan protein; and LGMD2F on chromosome 5, which involved and the ages of onset are less easily explained. Some cases of A number of genes have been found to cause autosomal recessive LGMD are caused by an alteration LGMD. A majority of the more severe autosomal reces- in a gene, LGMD2A, on chromosome 15, which codes sive types of LGMD with childhood-onset are caused by for a muscle enzyme, calpain 3. The relationship between alterations in the genes responsible for making proteins this alteration and the symptoms of the condition is called sarcoglycans. Alterations in a gene called LGMD2B on chro- proteins that are normally located in the muscle cell mosome 2 that codes for the dysferlin protein, is also membrane along with dystrophin. Loss of these proteins responsible for a minority of autosomal recessive LGMD GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GENETIC DISORDERS 771 cases. Their linkage to alterations in the LGMD2G gene on chromosome 17 any other chromosome or genetic feature is under inves- which codes for a protein, telethonin, is responsible for tigation. The • The gene(s) responsible for DD have not yet been exact role of telethonin is not known. The autosomal dominant LGMD genes merosin, which is made by a gene called laminin. These merosin protein usually lies outside muscle cells and types of LGMD are considered quite rare. When merosin is not produced, the muscle fibers degenerate soon after The genes causing these types of LGMD, their chro- birth. A second gene called integrin is responsible for mosomal location, and the proteins they code for (when CMD in a few individuals but alterations in this gene known) are listed below: are a rare cause of CMD.

The researchers estimated that up to 10% of all children born chance that two carrier parents will have a child affected with SNHL could actually have Pendred syndrome purchase 200 mg viramune with visa. This is They also have a 50% chance to have an unaffected because changes in the PDS gene have been found in child who is simply a carrier, and a 25% chance to have people who have SNHL and EVA, even though they do an unaffected child who is not a carrier, with each not have thyroid changes that would have helped make a pregnancy. Thus, 904 GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GENETIC DISORDERS future genetic studies on large groups of individuals with syndrome. Sometimes this happens simply because the SNHL will help researchers understand how common affected person has a very unique change in the PDS gene Pendred syndrome truly is, as well as the range of symp- that the lab cannot clearly identify. Although the symptoms of Pendred syndrome can Treatment and management vary among different individuals, the findings may include: As of 2001, there is no cure for Pendred syndrome. However, there are several ways to treat some of the • Sensorineural hearing loss that is usually congenital symptoms. Hearing tests are necessary to check for changes in hearing ability, especially if people have milder forms Diagnosis of hearing loss and have some ability to hear. Among people with milder forms of hearing loss, hearing aids The diagnosis of Pendred syndrome is typically and speech therapy may be useful. However, people with based upon the results from a variety of tests that meas- profound SNHL and their families usually benefit from ure hearing, thyroid appearance/function, inner ear struc- sign language training, which provides a good method of ture, and balance. Some people with severe to profound until a person with SNHL reaches adolescence or adult- forms of hearing loss may also consider a procedure hood and develops thyroid problems such as goiter or called cochlear implantation, in which a small electronic hypothyroidism. These problems are usually detected by device is surgically placed behind the ear (underneath the physical examination and blood tests, and thus help diag- skin) and is attached to a wire that stimulates the inner nose Pendred syndrome. These may show inner ear changes that Treatment and management of thyroid problems raise the question of possible changes in the PDS gene, even if the children do not have thyroid problems.

Miosis is due crease in the release of dopamine discount 200 mg viramune mastercard, serotonin, and noci- to disinhibition of the Edinger-Westphal nucleus in the ceptive peptides, such as substance P, resulting in block- cortex resulting in increased pupillary constrictor tone. Hypothalamic Effects Pharmacological Effects The opioids have pronounced effects on the release of Analgesia hormones from both the pituitary and the hypothala- mus. Stimulation of some of the opioid receptors in hy- Opioid agonists interact with receptors in the brain and pothalamic nuclei decrease the release of dopamine, in the spinal cord. Opioids bind in the brain causes the release of the inhibitory neurotrans- supraoptic nuclei of the hypothalamus and increase the mitter serotonin, which in turn induces inhibition of the release of antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin). Both the brain and the spinal cord are required for the production of a maximal analgesic GI Effects effect following systemic administration of opioids, although analgesia can be elicited by spinal administra- Morphine and most other opioids produce some degree tion only. In the spinal cord, morphine inhibits the of constipation by increasing sphincter tone and de- release of most nociceptive peptides. In addition, the decrease in gastric Opioids have profound effects upon the cerebrocor- motility increases gastric emptying time and reduces tical regions that control the somatosensory and dis- absorption of other drugs. Thus, the opioids suppress ters, especially the bile duct, may result in increased the perception of pain by eliminating or altering the emo- pain in certain patients with biliary colic or other GI tional aspects of pain and inducing euphoria and sleep distress. Constriction of the urinary sphincter can lead 320 IV DRUGS AFFECTING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM to painful urine retention in some patients. The effects receptor number, which occurs upon chronic adminis- of opioids on the GI tract are largely mediated by the tration of drugs with lower intrinsic activity. All of the opi- The cessation of opioid drug administration leads to oid receptors have been shown to mediate such GI ef- an observable abstinence syndrome. The onset of symptoms occurs 6 to 12 hours after the last drug dose (depending on the kinet- Opioids induce the release of histamine, which leads to ics of the drug) and continues for several days, with the itching sensation associated with use and abuse of most of the signs of withdrawal ending by 72 hours af- opioids. However, signs of with- are also immunosuppressive, having effects on the T- drawal, including restlessness, anxiety, and drug craving, helper and T-suppressor cells. Antitussive Effects In general, the effects observed upon withdrawal from a drug are opposite to those observed when the The opioids block cough by a mechanism that is not yet person is taking the drug, and such is the case with the understood. In addition, drugs isomers of opioids, such as dextrorphan, are as effica- with long half-lives, such as methadone, produce a grad- cious as the L-isomers as antitussives.