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is that the same as Prader-Willis or Angelman disease?? Thanks
Originally posted by Hercules
Just as a side-note:
If you're ever dealing with the family of a child with Angelman's, don't use the term Happy Puppet Syndrome. Most of them prefer the former and consider the latter derogatory.
Originally posted by BPKurtz
I mean, there's no stroking of any kind going on there.
Originally posted by BPKurtz
Then there are those persistent vernacular terms. Like when the patient tells you, "Doc, I got da sugah real bad."
bpkurtz
Originally posted by BPKurtz
I think if stroke weren't so common it would be an obsolete term too, replaced by CVA ... I mean, there's no stroking of any kind going on there.
Originally posted by the END.
Just my 2 cents, it is "Happy Puppet" syndrome because those affected have jerky movements, seizures, tend to not talk, and are prone to fits of laughter no matter the situation (cocktail party demeanor). Anyway, these tendencies made those affected appear like their limbs had strings tied to them forcing their movements (marionettes). Thus, they were puppet children or happy puppet syndrome. Angelman himself called it this until the early 1980's when others decided it might be offensive and changed it to Angelman. Angelman's case report from 1965 is titled puppet children.
One last thing:
The neurologists at my home institution feel that Cerbrovascular Accident is an improper term compared to stroke because "it wasn't an accident," and accidents might imply someone was at fault (like car accidents), which is not the case.