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Down Syndrome

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

DOWN SYNDROME

ALSO KNOWN AS TRISOMY 21
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SYMPTOMS

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DISPLACEMENT OF TONGUE

DIFFICULTY FOCUSING

DIFFICULTY SPEAKING

OBESITY OR GROWING DISORDER

DEAFNESS

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1 LINE ON PALM

HEART DISEASE

TREATMENTS

  • Physical exercise
  • Tympanostomy tube
  • Procedures such as Adenoidectomy
  • Medication

SPECIALISTS

IN TREATMENTS
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  • Speech pathologist
  • Pediatric ophthalmologist
  • Physical therapist
  • Pediatrician
  • Medical geneticist
  • Pediatric cardiologist

DOWN SYNDROME

DOES NOT AFFECT LIFESPAN, UNLESS IT IS VERY SEVERE
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SOMEONE WITH DOWN SYNDROME COULD LOOK LIKE THIS

DOWN SYNDROME IS A

GENETIC DISORDER ON CHROMOSOME 21

THERE ARE 200K TO 3M CASES

IN THE U.S. PER YEAR
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DOWN SYNDROME IS A

MENTAL DISABILITY
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DOWN SYNDROME HAS DISTINCT

FACIAL APPEARANCES