Down syndrome : one smart cookie / Todd T. Eckdahl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eckdahl, Todd T., author.

Series:

Human diseases and conditions collection.

Human diseases and conditions collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Down syndrome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (89 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Momentum Press Health, [2018]

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, and the cause of Down syndrome as extra copies of the approximately 250 genes on chromosome 21. The book describes treatments and therapies for Down syndrome, and approaches to the education of children with it. 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.

Contents:

Cover

Down Syndrome: One Smart Cookie

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

CHAPTER 1: Symptoms and Diagnosis

CHAPTER 2: Causes and Contributing Factors

CHAPTER 3: Treatment and Therapy

CHAPTER 4: Future Prospects

Conclusion

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Ad Page

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781944749620

1944749624