Down syndrome

Down syndrome: one smart cookie

by Eckdahl, Todd T.

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This book presents Down syndrome, which is the most common chromosomal disorder in humans, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 700 births. It describes the characteristic physical features caused by Down syndrome and the myriad of symptoms and health complications it brings, including heart defects, congenital vision and hearing loss, abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system, digestive problems, epilepsy, leukemia, an increased risk of infectious disease, dementia, and intellectual disability.…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Down syndrome : one smart cookie / Todd T. Eckdahl.

Summary

This book presents Down syndrome, which is the most common chromosomal disorder in humans, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 700 births. It describes the characteristic physical features caused by Down syndrome and the myriad of symptoms and health complications it brings, including heart defects, congenital vision and hearing loss, abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system, digestive problems, epilepsy, leukemia, an increased risk of infectious disease, dementia, and intellectual disability. Readers will learn about methods by which Down syndrome can be diagnosed prenatally or at birth. Causes of Down syndrome include errors in the distribution of chromosomes during reproduction, and the effects of extra copies of the approximately 250 genes on chromosome 21. The book describes a positive correlation between maternal age and the risk of Down syndrome. It covers treatments for Down syndrome congenital defects and health complications; approaches to the education of children with Down syndrome; and physical, speech, occupational, and behavioral therapies that benefit children and adults with Down syndrome. Future prospects for the diagnosis and treatment of Down syndrome are presented, including experimental drugs, stem cell therapies, a process by which embryos produced in a clinical laboratory can be screened for Down syndrome before being used to establish a pregnancy, and several Down syndrome gene therapy strategies.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2018
  • Edition:First edition

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Momentum Press Health
  • Place of Publication:New York, NY
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2018

The Physical Object

  • Description:xiii, 72 pages : : illustrations ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781944749613, 1944749616
  • oclc:on1005110218
  • LC Classification:RC571
  • Dewey Decimal:616.858842

Table of Contents

1. Symptoms and diagnosis -- 2. Causes and contributing factors -- 3. Treatment and therapy -- 4. Future prospects -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

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Subjects

Down syndrome Down Syndrome -- diagnosis Down Syndrome -- therapy Syndrome de Down

Writers

Eckdahl, Todd T.

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