Infants & Young ChildrenFidler DJ, Most D, Booth-LaForce C, Kelly J. Emerging social strengths in young children with Down syndrome. Infants and Young Children. 2008;21(3):207-20.Fidler D. J., Most D. E., Booth-LaForce C. & Kelly J. F. (2008) Emerging social strengths in...
Early learning and adaptive behaviour in toddlers with Down syndrome: evidence for an emerging behavioural phenotype? did show emerging areas of relative strength and weakness similar to that which has been described in older children and young adults with Down syndrome. ... D Fidler,S Hepburn,S...
The genetic disorders Prader-Willi syndrome and Down syndrome have a number of features in common, for example, both growth and mental retardation. Growth hormone (GH) treatment is becoming part of the clinical management of children with Prader-Willi syndrome, but in children with Down syndrome,...
Researchers found that children aged 5 to 14 with Down syndrome have a 10 times greater chance of having type 2 diabetes than children without the condition. It suggests that annual health checks for children with Down syndrome need to more closely monitor forexcess weight, obesity and early sig...
Down syndrome is the most prevalent genetic disorder in children, typified by pathognomonic facial stigmata, developmental delays, and variable intellectual disability. The presence of an extra chromosome 21 or its translocation to another chromosome in affected children leads to myriad multisystemic defe...
The economic burden of health care costs for children 0 to 4 years of age with Down syndrome are substantial, with overall cost ratios indicating a 12- to 13-fold increase in average and median medical costs compared with children of the same age without Down syndrome. These ratios are appro...
The purpose of this investigation was to explore developmental subgroups of infants with Down syndrome. Participants were 150 children with Down Syndrome, between 1 and 3 years old, all of whom had been diagnosed as standard trisomy 21. Each age group consisted of 50 subjects. Mothers' eva...
Bifocals in children with Down syndrome (BiDS) - visual acuity, accommodation and early literacy skills. Purpose: Reduced accommodation is seen in children and young adults with Down syndrome (DS), yet providing bifocals has not become a routine clinical manag... K Nandakumar,SJ Leat - 《Acta...
Children with Down syndrome (DS) are at increased risk of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). We investigated sleep spindle activity, as a marker of sleep quality, and its relationship with daytime functioning in children with DS compared to typically developing (TD) children. Methods Children with...
aPremature and small infants, young children, or children with Down syndrome, spastic paralysis or brain damage are particularly susceptible to central nervous system disturbances, cardiopulmonary and gastrointestinal toxicity from systemic absorption of cyclopentolate 过早和小婴儿、幼儿或者孩子以综合症状、...