Down Syndrome
eBook - PDF

Down Syndrome

Current Perspectives

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Down Syndrome

Current Perspectives

About this book

Down syndrome remains the most common recognisable form of intellectual disability. The challenge for doctors today is how to capture the rapidly expanding body of scientific knowledge and devise models of care to meet the needs of individuals and their families. This book provides doctors and other health professionals with the information they need to address the challenges that can present in the management of the syndrome.Chapters written by internationally-respected paediatricians with a special interest in Down syndrome cover Down syndrome comorbidities, such as hearing problems, gastrointestinal disorders, congenital heart diseases, as well as the underlying biology and new developments in molecular genetics. Each chapter is illustrated with informative case scenarios and answers to FAQs from parents and carers.

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Yes, you can access Down Syndrome by Richard W Newton, Shiela Puri, Liz Marder in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Genetics in Medicine. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. DEDICATION
  2. CONTENTS
  3. AUTHORS’ APPOINTMENTS
  4. FOREWORD
  5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  6. PROLOGUE
  7. 1 INTRODUCTION
  8. 2 ADVANCES IN MOLECULAR GENETICS
  9. 3 ANTENATAL DIAGNOSIS: GIVING THE NEWS
  10. 4 LIFE WITH AND FOR A PERSON WITH DOWN SYNDROME
  11. 5 HEARING ISSUES
  12. 6 VISION AND EYE DISORDERS
  13. 7 IMMUNE FUNCTION, INFECTION AND AUTOIMMUNITY
  14. 8 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
  15. 9 RESPIRATORY DISEASE
  16. 10 GROWTH
  17. 11 ENDOCRINE DISORDERS
  18. 12 HAEMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS
  19. 13 GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS
  20. 14 RENAL AND URINARY TRACTABNORMALITIES
  21. 15 MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIFESTATIONS
  22. 16 DERMATOLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS
  23. 17 ORAL AND DENTAL HEALTH
  24. 18 NEUROPSYCHIATRY OF DOWN SYNDROME
  25. 19 INTERVENTION AND ALTERNATIVETHERAPIES: MEDICINE, MYTH ANDMAGICAL BELIEF
  26. 20 PERSPECTIVES
  27. APPENDIX 1 MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE AND GUIDELINES
  28. APPENDIX 2 SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES
  29. INDEX