Ectodermal dysplasia syndrome with cleft palate, hypodontia, metatarsus adductus and imperforate anus: a new syndrome?

Ectodermal dysplasia constitute a large group of rare, heterogenous [under clinical and genetic aspects], congenital / hereditary disorders characterized by a constellation of findings involving a primary defect [hypoplasia or aplasia] in at least two embryonic ectodermal-derived tissues including the teeth, skin, appendageal structures, hair, nails, nerve cells, eccrine glands, sebaceous glands and parts of the eye [conjunctiva], ear, and certain other structures. More than 192 distinct disorders have been described. The most common Ectodermal dysplasias are X-linked recessive hypohidrotic / anhidrotic type known as Christ-Siemens Touraine syndrome with the gene mapping to Xq12-q13 and hydrotic type known as Clouston's syndrome. Several ED syndromes may manifest in association with midfacial defects, mainly cleft palate and / or lip. Hypodontia of the primary and permanent dentition is the most common oral finding. This study presents four cases of the same family, two suffering from Ectodermal dysplasia along with hypodontia and cleft palate, one of which also presents metatarsus adductus and imperforate anus [proband] and the remaining two out of four with hypodontia in the absence of ectodermal dysplasia, one of which also presents metatarsus adductus [elder sibling] with imperforate anus in the other [youngest sibling]. Oral and Maxillofacial Physicians and Dentists can be the first to diagnose ectodermal dysplasia due to the presence of specific facio-oral features and absence of teeth respectively

Conductive education in the treatment of unilateral neglect: a case report

To determine whether motor learning using conductive education principles help: unilateral neglect. Descriptive case study - informal, motor relearning program based on the principles of conductive education through visual tracking was performed on a single case of a 62 year old unilateral neglect. Pre- to post-intervention outcome was measured on upper and lower limb function scale. Early intervention through conductive education helped in hastening the motor recovery in this case of unilateral neglect. Remarkable recovery was noted in the ista1 segments of the upper limbs and knee joint of lower limbs