Guest guest Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Hello all!! Is there anyone out there who has pseudo? My daughter has been diagnosed as a psuedo and I would like to chat with others who have the same condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Hello- My son (age 23) and I both are Pseudos. We would be glad to correspond. Regards, Ron Roskamp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 A quick question for clarification: Are pseudos the dwarfs who are in 'correct proportion' and just short, or are they the ones who have head and trunk of 'regular' size, and their arms and legs are short? (if I recall correctly from that episode of CSI--sorry, I tried the web but i don't understand) Also, if you were to sound out the word achrondroplasia how would it be pronounced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 I can try to answer your second question: Achondroplasia is pronounced kind of like: " A kon dro play-sha You can hear the pronunciation here if you have speakers: http://webster.com/dictionary/achondroplasia a > > A quick question for clarification: Are pseudos the dwarfs who are in 'correct proportion' and just short, or are they the ones who have head and trunk of 'regular' size, and their arms and legs are short? (if I recall correctly from that episode of CSI--sorry, I tried the web but i don't understand) Also, if you were to sound out the word achrondroplasia how would it be pronounced? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Hi , Pseudos are short statured people that are correctly proportioned for their height. My daughter is a pseudo and she looks perfectly " normal " except she is short statured. Her head, torso, arms and legs are all in proportion with her height. Hope this helps. Khelkhet <khelkhet@...> wrote: A quick question for clarification: Are pseudos the dwarfs who are in 'correct proportion' and just short, or are they the ones who have head and trunk of 'regular' size, and their arms and legs are short? (if I recall correctly from that episode of CSI--sorry, I tried the web but i don't understand) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 It does, perfectly. Thank you :> So if Pseudoachondroplasia is the dwarfism where everythign's in proportion, then achondroplasia, is that the other version where torso and head (I believe?) are of a regular size but limbs are short? Re: Pseudoachondroplasia Hi , Pseudos are short statured people that are correctly proportioned for their height. My daughter is a pseudo and she looks perfectly " normal " except she is short statured. Her head, torso, arms and legs are all in proportion with her height. Hope this helps. Khelkhet <khelkhet@...> wrote: A quick question for clarification: Are pseudos the dwarfs who are in 'correct proportion' and just short, or are they the ones who have head and trunk of 'regular' size, and their arms and legs are short? (if I recall correctly from that episode of CSI--sorry, I tried the web but i don't understand) === Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Hi Lynn, How old is your daughter? My ex-wife, stepdaughter and her baby boy are all pseudos. Both my wife and daughter have average-looking torsos and heads, but their arms and legs were not quite in proportion to their bodies. My grandson looks fairly proportional, and you wouldn't immediately tell he's a dwarf, except for his hands and feet. But according to my ex, all pseudoes start out this way, and then as they grow, the disproportional aspect becomes more apparent. Once, again, with many types of dwarfism, it varies with individuals. Bill On 5/13/06, Lynn <lynnandmark03@...> wrote: > > Hi , > > Pseudos are short statured people that are correctly proportioned for > their height. My daughter is a pseudo and she looks perfectly " normal " > except she is short statured. Her head, torso, arms and legs are all in > proportion with her height. Hope this helps. > > > Khelkhet <khelkhet@...> wrote: > A quick question for clarification: Are pseudos the dwarfs who are in > 'correct proportion' and just short, or are they the ones who have head and > trunk of 'regular' size, and their arms and legs are short? (if I recall > correctly from that episode of CSI--sorry, I tried the web but i don't > understand) > > > > > > > === > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Believe me, as a fifty year young undiagnosed LP, I am VERY ignorant in these matters still, and have hopes I may soon be able to find out WHICH type of dwarfism I have. It just was never all that important to me, because knowing WHICH type I am is NOT exactly going to change anything anyway, right?!! LOL RIGHT. Still, it would be nice to know though someday. At any rate, isn't there also a " hypoachondroplasia? " If so, what exactly does this type mean? And do " pseudoachondroplasia " LP's tend to still have many orthopaedic surgeries, or less perhaps? Thank you all for your patience! ~Adelaide On 5/13/06, Lynn <lynnandmark03@...> wrote: > > Hi , > > Pseudos are short statured people that are correctly proportioned for > their height. My daughter is a pseudo and she looks perfectly " normal " > except she is short statured. Her head, torso, arms and legs are all in > proportion with her height. Hope this helps. > > > Khelkhet <khelkhet@...> wrote: > A quick question for clarification: Are pseudos the dwarfs who are in > 'correct proportion' and just short, or are they the ones who have head and > trunk of 'regular' size, and their arms and legs are short? (if I recall > correctly from that episode of CSI--sorry, I tried the web but i don't > understand) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Pseudoachondroplasia Pseudoachondroplasia is another form of short-limb dwarfism. Often, the diagnosis is not made at birth but when the child is 2-3 years of age. At first, growth is normal. At 2-3 years of age, the diagnosis is suspected because of a delay in walking or an unusual, waddling gait is noted. As the growth rate slows, the trunk appears long with lumbar lordosis and rhizomelic shortening of the limbs. Final adult height is 80-130cm. A height curve is available for individuals with pseudoachondroplasia. It would be helpful for a child's pediatrician to have a copy of this height chart. Individuals with pseudoachondroplasia have normal head size and facial features. A characteristic waddling gait is seen due to hip involvement. Legs are malaligned with a variety of knee deformities noted, including bow-legs (genu varum), knock-knees (genu valgum), and windswept deformities (bow-leg on one side and knock-knee on the other side). Joint hypermobility is seen, especially at the wrists and fingers; however, elbow extension is often limited. Hands and feet are short. Osteoarthritis occurs in early adulthood, especially in the weight-bearing joints. The most important complications of pseudoachondroplasia are orthopedic in nature. Correction of the hip and knees are done in most individuals. Pseudoachondroplasia is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner (see the genetics section for further details). This means that a person with pseudoachondroplasia and their average-sized partner have a 50% or 1 in 2 chance of having children with pseudoachondroplasia. Like many other autosomal dominant conditions, children with pseudoachondroplasia are often born to average-sized parents. In these cases, pseudoachondroplasia is due to a new mutation or genetic change. The gene for pseudoachondroplasia has been discovered. It is called cartilage oligomeric protein or COMP for short. References Horton, W.A., et.al. Growth Curves for Height for Diastropic Dysplasia, Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Congenita, and Psuedoachondroplasia. Am J Dis Child; 136:316-319. For more information, see Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM). Return to Greenberg Center Clinical Summaries Updated 1/25/97 __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 You can get a whole list of types at: http://medical.lpaonline.org/dwarfism_types/ __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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