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Friday, June 4, 2021

New Research Roundup [EDS/HSD]

Heritable Connective Tissue Disorders in Childhood: - Increased Fatigue, Pain, Disability and Decreased General Health (2021) (Full Text) Abstract Heritable Connective Tissue Disorders (HCTD) show an overlap in the physical features that can evolve in childhood. It is unclear to what extent children with HCTD experience burden of...

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Research News: Early signs of osteoarthritis much more common in cEDS, but more painful in hEDS

Posted by A on June 02, 2021 in cEDS, cEDS v hEDS, ehlers-danlos syndrome, hEDS, osteoarthritis,

A new scientific conference poster has been released that investigated early stage osteoarthritis (OA) in patients with either classical or hypermobile type of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.Clinically, "all patients showed deformity in one or more finger joints, most frequently at the thumb, especially the IP joint (both hyperflexion and hyperextension)." However...

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Quarantime March Links

Posted by A on April 22, 2020 in coronavirus, infectious disease, pandemic,

I'm going to try to make a sort of time capsule of quarantine by collecting my various posts and shares and such over here so I can look back on them in the future. Here are some link shares from March:A Heart Attack? No, It Was the Coronavirus: Cardiologists...

Sunday, January 5, 2020

ARTICLE: Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Adaptive Functions: A Study of Children With ASD and/or ADHD

Posted by A on January 05, 2020 in adaptive functioning, ADHD, autism,

ARTICLE: Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Adaptive Functions: A Study of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and/or Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (2019) ABSTRACT: Introduction: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are the two most common neurodevelopmental disorders observed in childhood. The DSM-5...

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Weekly Google Scholar Links [EDS/HSD] - 12/16/2019

Posted by A on December 17, 2019 in ehlers-danlos syndrome, HSD, hypermobility, weekly google scholar links,

Here are some of the interesting links send to my inbox thanks go Google Scholar alerts this week! Absence of lingual frenulum in children with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: a retrospective study of forty cases and literature review of a twenty years long debate. (2019) Autonomic and peripheral neuropathy with reduced...

Sunday, November 17, 2019

MASTERPOST: Research on Autism in Women & Girls

Posted by A on November 17, 2019 in autism, girls, women,

On the Gender Difference in Autism Research Count us in: Addressing gender disparities in autism research (2015) Towards sex- and gender-informed autism research (2017) Neuroscience Women with autistic-spectrum disorder: magnetic resonance imaging study of brain anatomy (2007) Sex Differences Along the Autism Continuum: A Twin Study of Brain Structure (2019) Understanding the...

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Possible Non-Genetic causes for hEDS/HSD MASTERPOST

Posted by A on November 13, 2019 in ehlers-danlos syndrome, hEDS, HSD,

Ehlers Danlos Syndrome currently has 14 subtypes, and 13 of those have genetic variants identified. hEDS, however, does not. hEDS is by far the most common form of EDS, and it's presentation is quite heterogeneous. So, while most folks realize that there are probably multiple genes causing the different...

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

This week's EDSociety Drama

Posted by A on November 06, 2019 in hEDS vs. HSD, The Ehlers Danlos Society, Twitter,

Lots of interesting commentary on the EDS Society recently on Twitter. My #1 issue with them (out of a few) is still that despite looking for & requesting links to the relevant research, etc, there appear to be NO published materials justifying their 2017 distinction between hEDS vs HSD....

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

ARTICLE: Diagnosed prevalence of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorder in Wales, UK: a national electronic cohort study and case–control comparison

Posted by A on November 05, 2019 in ehlers-danlos syndrome, hEDS, HSD, JHS, Rare Conditions, The EDS Society,

New article from Dr. Emma Reinhold & Joanne Demmler showing that EDS/JHS is #NotRare! And though we know it is significantly UNDERdiagnosed (approximately 1 in 20 hEDS/HSD patients is thought to actually have a diagnosis), this article shows that even among those who have managed to get their diagnosis, prevalence...

The importance of Magnesium

Posted by A on November 05, 2019 in cardiac health, magnesium, multisystem health, supplements,

Just came across this video & discussion with a number of EDS Doctor/Researchers I follow on Twitter and found it interesting! I definitely recommend clicking through and checking out the thread to learn more. I think I might pick up some magnesium supplementation next time I'm at the store!...

Monday, November 4, 2019

Genetics of Autism

Posted by A on November 04, 2019 in autism, genetics,

This morning on Twitter I accidentally came across some discussions that made me start googling for articles about the genetics of autism, and I figured I'd share some of what I found here. Sharing doesn't necessarily mean I agree (and certainly not with the ableist/pathologicalization wordings), and and I'd...

MASTERPOST: PDA (Pathological/Pervasive Demand Avoidance)

Posted by A on November 04, 2019 in autism, demand avoidance, PDA,

PDA is a newly but-not-ubiquitously recognized profile without Autism (and what is likely behind any Autistic or ADHDer, if not everyone, with an Oppositional Defiance Disorder diagnosis). PDA stands for "Pathological Demand Avoidance," but many people prefer the term "Persistent Demand Avoidance," "Extreme Demand Avoidance," or just "Demand Avoidance,"...