Down syndrome : current perspectives / edited by Richard W. Newton, Shiela Puri, Liz Marder.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Newton, Richard W., editor.

Puri, Shiela, editor.

Marder, Liz, editor.

Series:

Clinics in developmental medicine.

Clinics in Developmental Medicine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Down syndrome.

Down syndrome--Case studies.

Down syndrome--Patients.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, [England] : Mac Keith Press, 2015.

Summary:

The most up-to-date resource on the management of Down syndrome and its comorbidities such as congenital heart disease, gastrointestinal disorders and skin disorders.

Contents:

CONTENTS; AUTHORS' APPOINTMENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PROLOGUE; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 ADVANCES INMOLECULAR GENETICS; 3 ANTENATAL DIAGNOSIS:GIVING THE NEWS; 4 LIFE WITH AND FOR A PERSONWITH DOWN SYNDROME; 5 HEARING ISSUES; 6 VISION AND EYE DISORDERS; 7 IMMUNE FUNCTION, INFECTIONAND AUTOIMMUNITY; 8 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; 9 RESPIRATORY DISEASE; 10 GROWTH; 11 ENDOCRINE DISORDERS; 11b Diabetes in Children with Down Syndrome; 12 HAEMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS; 13 GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS; 14 RENAL AND URINARY TRACTABNORMALITIES; 15 MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIFESTATIONS; 16 DERMATOLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS

17 ORAL AND DENTAL HEALTH18 NEUROPSYCHIATRY OFDOWN SYNDROME; Part 1: Neurological Disorders; Part 2: Developmental, Psychological andPsychiatric Function; Part 3: Mental Health and Dementia in Adults withDown Syndrome; 19 INTERVENTION AND ALTERNATIVETHERAPIES: MEDICINE, MYTH ANDMAGICAL BELIEF; 20 PERSPECTIVES; APPENDIX 1 MEDICAL SURVEILLANCEAND GUIDELINES; APPENDIX 2 SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCESFOR FAMILIES; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 16, 2015).

ISBN:

1-909962-48-1

OCLC:

908071751