Thursday 17 January 2013

Treatments

1) Avoid fasting and prolonged exercise

 2) Feed at regular intervals during the day and limit overnight fasting

 3) In take of medium chain triglyceride (MCT) oils which can provide (10-20)% energy
Reference:

 Unknown. (n.d.) Exercise. [image online] Available at: http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/goodshotalan/goodshotalan1108/goodshotalan110800044/10257978-vector-cartoon-of-man-exercising.jpg [Accessed: 17th January 2013].
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3 comments:

  1. Melissa17 January 2013 at 07:13

    Hey girls! Nice blog. very informative. :)
    So there are no cures? just treatments?

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  2. Brenfirah17 January 2013 at 07:31

    Thank you:)

    Unfortunately, there's no cure yet because VLCADD is a rare disease and not alot of research has been done on it.
    However, we have read an article on how scientists experimented on rAAV9 in the hopes of gene therapy for VLCADD patients.

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  3. Lee Yu Bin17 January 2013 at 10:46

    The early detection method, using amniocentesis can cause some pain and discomfort for the mother, and it holds a certain risk for the baby. Do you know of other ways/methods doctors can use to examine the fetus, to check if it has VLCADD disease?

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