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A jury found an Oklahoma mother guilty of two counts of child abuse after faking her son's illness for year, in what was likely Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
Childhood-onset nephrotic syndrome differs from the adult nephrotic syndrome in that the former often has a single common cause that typically responds well to steroid treatment. In adults, there are numerous potential causes, which makes an early kidney biopsy necessary to determine the correct diagnosis and treatment plan. [ 4 ]
Primary causes of nephrotic syndrome are usually described by their histology: [21] Minimal change disease (MCD): is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in children. It owes its name to the fact that the nephrons appear normal when viewed with an optical microscope as the lesions are only visible using an electron microscope .
In March 2006, the Oklahoma state legislature passed the Kelsey Smith-Briggs Child Protection Reform Act to reform the way courts and the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) handle cases related to child abuse and neglect. [10] The bill's co-author, Senator Harry Coates, presented the measure in committee.
Court documents give a deeper look into the horrifying alleged abuse 2-year-old Jeremiah Johnson experienced while at the hands of his mother`s boyfriend -- including injuries from just two weeks ...
Oklahoma authorities are now in the midst of an urgent search for a young girl after her mother confessed to having handed her over to a drug dealer in 2022. The woman, 39-year-old Moore resident ...
[1] [3] NPHS1 mutations are the most common cause of primary congenital nephrotic syndrome, accounting for 40-80% of cases. [1] NPHS2: This gene encodes for the protein podocin. [1] Patients with this genetic mutation develop nephrotic syndrome in the first few weeks of infancy, but can also manifest symptoms later in life. [3]
Emmanuel Littlejohn, 52, is set to be executed in Oklahoma on Thursday — but nobody knows whether he’s truly guilty of the crime for which he was condemned.