In general, patients with neurodegenerative diseases know when the symptoms began, but not the disease, that is, when the neurons began to die. Many functional systems in the central nervous system have built-in redundancy, having a greater or lesser functional reserve. Therefore, symptoms only appear when the remaining neurons are not able to compensate for those that have degenerated.
This means that, by the time symptoms appear, the death of neurons has already going on for some time, possibly months or years. Unfortunately, there is no marker of presymptomatic disease, and, therefore, we cannot know when the loss of these neurons actually occurs. Currently, there are no effective treatments to prevent neurodegenerative disease. Current treatments are designed merely to alleviate symptoms, or boost the activity of the remaining neurons.
Naturally, patients with neurodegenerative diseases need an extremely comprehensive rehabilitation model. Therefore, professionals specialized in neurological rehabilitation must coordinate with hospital specialists, making use of all the tools available to them to provide continuous support to the patient over time and help maintain their independence.
AID BONES are one of the most used and appreciated aids by those who know them, due to their smart design, low cost, and the invaluable help they offer users in maintaining their independence as much as possible in their daily lives, making it possible for them to care for themselves in tasks such as eating, dressing, taking care of personal hygiene, writing, making phone calls, and so on, as well as boosting their quality of life, self-esteem and confidence.
ALZHEIMER’S
PARKINSON’S
DEMENTIA
PICK’S
HUNTINGTON’S
LEWY BODIES
STROKE
EPILEPSY
VASCULAR DEMENTIA
BRAIN TRAUMA DEMENTIA
CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
DYSPHONIES
FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA
PRION DISEASES
GERTSMANN-STRAUSSLER-SCHEINKER DISEASE
CEREBRAL AMYLOID ANGIOPATHY
OLIVOPONTOCEREBELLAR ATROPHY
CORTICAL CEREBELLAR ATROPHY
FRIEDREICH ATAXIA
TOURETTE SYNDROME
SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY
PROGRESSIVE BULBAR PALSY
PSEUDOBULBAR PALSY
PRIMARY LATERAL SCLEROSIS
PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR ATROPHY
ARTHOGRYPOSIS
WERDNIG-HOFFMAN DISEASE
KUGELBERG-WELANDER DISEASE
FAZIO-LONDE DISEASE
KENNEDY DISEASE
CEREBRAL PALSY
MYALGIA
ARTHROSIS
ARTHRITIS
PHOCOMELIA
AUTISM
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
REDUCED MOBILITY
CONGENITAL DISABILITY
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
PSYCHIC DISABILITY
ACHONDROPLASIA
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS
OSTEOARTHRITIS
TENDINITIS
TRIGGER FINGER
DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
VOLKMANN CONTRACTURE
CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
RADIAL NERVE DYSFUNCTION
KIENBÖCK’S DISEASE
TENOSYNOVITIS
BLAU
CRISTIAN 1
FREEMAN-SHELDON
FRYNS
GORDON
JACOBS
LENZ MICROPHTHALMIA
LOEYS-DIETZ
MARSHALL-SMITH-WEAVER
MILLER-DIEKER
OCULO-DENTO-DIGITAL DYSPLASIA
STUVE-WIEDEMANN
TORIELLO-CAREY
WEAVER
ZELLWEGER
KORSAKOF
Here we indicate some of the most important:
CLINODACTYLY
CAMPTODACTYLY
SYNDACTYLY (FUSED FINGERS)
POLYDACTYLY
ECTRODACTYLY (CLEFT HAND)
APLASIA
CEPHALOPOLYSYNDACTYLY
SYMBRACHYDACTYLY (UNDERDEVELOPED HAND)
BRACHYDACTYLY (SHORT FINGERS)
THUMB HYPOPLASIA
ACROSYNDACTYLY
CLUB HAND (CLINARTHROSIS / RADIAL MEROMELIA)
Among all the congenital defects that babies may be born with, as much as 10% involve the hands. Such defects usually appear in the early stages of pregnancy, and can be seen in the first trimester screening.
There are cases in which it is not detected, and, whenever this happens, it is a great surprise to parents.
The causes of congenital anomalies of the hand are largely unknown. Depending on the type and degree of malformation, some babies may have difficulties adapting and making use of their hands. They may have to face various challenges in their daily lives, and work out coping strategies as they develop. These challenges may include the following:
If the child interacts well and is evidently happy, there may be no reason to give him or her any kind of treatment. However, if the child wants to carry out an action and cannot do so because of his or her malformation, we should consider the help of any available aids.
Physiotherapy / Orthopaedics / Prostheses / Surgery