Tetraphocomelia – Thalidomide

This module tells about the “phocomelia” theme in relation with an epidemic of phocomelia followed the introduction of Thalidomide, a medication sold as a remedy for the nausea and other symptoms associated with gestation (“morning sickness”). Tetraphocomelia (four limb shortening) is a developmental anomaly that in this instance (by history) does not impact intellectual development.

The module consists of two parts:

• Part A (in English, in Ukrainian)
• Part B (in English, in Ukrainian)
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