Down’s Syndrome and Craniovertebral Instability: Topic Review and Treatment Recommendations
Nepal Journal of Neuroscience, 2005 Down’s syndrome, is the most common inherited chromosomal disorder in humans occurring in 1.5 in every 1,000 live births and is characterized by multiple neurological as well as nonneurological abnormalities.
Douglas Brockmeyer
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PECULIARITIES OF THE NURSING PROCESS IN INFANTS WITH DOWN’S SYNDROME [PDF]
Педиатрическая фармакология, 2012 Nursing process arrangement for infants with Down’s syndrome requires nonroutine solutions when nurse’s professional capacity criterion is her psychological and pedagogical preparation, personality traits favoring the real communication with children and
N. B. Merzlova +2 more
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Congenital upper eyelids ectropion in Down’s syndrome
GMS Ophthalmology Cases, 2017 Congenital bilateral ectropion of the upper eyelids is a rare, benign condition reported in ophthalmic literature. It is more frequently associated with Down’s syndrome, ichthyosis, and sporadic cases in newborns from black population.
Corredor-Osorio, Rafael +2 more
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EARLY ABILITATION OF BABIES WITH DOWN’S SYNDROME AT HOME [PDF]
Медицина в Кузбассе, 2018 Subject. Early abilitation of babies with Down’s syndrome. Objective – to analyze the effectiveness of early abilitation of babies with Down’s syndrome at home. Methods.
Лариса Геннадьевна Горохова +3 more
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Variability in fricative production of young people with Down's syndrome : an EPG analysis [PDF]
, 2007 Speech production in Down's syndrome is highly variable, with particular problems arising from complex articulations such as fricatives. In this paper, EPG analysis is used to study the variation in the production of the fricatives /s/ and /sh/ in 6 ...
Hardcastle, William +4 more
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Down syndrome-recent progress and future prospects [PDF]
, 2009 Down syndrome (DS) is caused by trisomy of chromosome 21 (Hsa21) and is associated with a number of deleterious phenotypes, including learning disability, heart defects, early-onset Alzheimer's disease and childhood leukaemia.
K. A. Alford +11 more
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The Assessment of Behavioural Decline in Adults with Down's Syndrome [PDF]
, 2002 The present study examines two methods of using the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales as a measure of behavioural change in people with Down syndrome who are at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
Harte, Cyan +4 more
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Hostile environments? Down’s syndrome and genetic screening in contemporary culture [PDF]
Med Humanit, 2021 This essay explores the complex entanglement of new reproductive technologies, genetics, health economics, rights-based discourses and ethical considerations of the value of human life with particular reference to representations of Down’s syndrome and ...
Burke L.
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Savant Syndrome: An Unusual Case of Narrative Ability [PDF]
, 2009 Savant syndrome is a relatively rare, but quite remarkable condition, in which a person with serious intellectual impairment has astonishing islands of ability or brilliance that stand out in stark contrast to their overall disability.
Hiles, Elaine, Hiles, David
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Antenatal Screening for Down Syndrome Using Serum Placental Growth Factor with the Combined, Quadruple, Serum Integrated and Integrated Tests [PDF]
, 2012 PMCID: PMC3463523This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are ...
Wayne J Huttly +19 more
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