Down Syndrome

Shy-Drager syndrome is a degenerative neurological disorder that affects your brain and other parts of your central nervous system. It causes a drop in blood pressure when standing up, bladder dysfunction and other Parkinson's-like symptoms, such as slowness of movement, muscle rigidity and poor balance. Shy-Drager syndrome develops in adulthood, beginning at an average age of 50 years, and is gradually progressive and usually fatal. A rare condition, Shy-Drager syndrome occurs about two to three times more frequently in men. Shy-Drager syndrome is named after two researchers who first described it in 1960. It's commonly referred to as multiple system atrophy (MSA). http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/shy-drager-syndrome/DS00989/DSECTION=1

A certain amount of brain power is inherited (or the genetics may have been altered by birth defects like Down Syndrome, but by and large, the largest number of those people are not taught anything as babies and children, probably were not held and loved, and possibly were abused in some fashion.

Yes, people with Downs Syndrome can get depressed.

Edwards' syndrome is caused by an extra copy of chromosome 18

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No, Trust me I have it (Hyperventillation Syndrom thst is.). Totally not the same. :)

Sir john Langdon Down is credited with discovering Down's Syndrome. He first described it as a separate condition, but Jerome Lejeune discovered its chromosomal cause.

all of them are caused by genetic mutations

Down syndrome is generally the preferred spelling, although Down's syndrome is sometimes used in American sources.

This syndrome presents with a variety of neurological type smptoms like vertigo, facial pain, or sinus pain. It seems to come from misalignments of the cranial bones and/or misalignments in the cervical spine putting pressure on the nerves. It is often referred to as Barre-Lieou syndrome.

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That would mean that the mother is the one with Down syndrome, since men with Down syndrome are sterile. There is a 50% chance that the child will have Down syndrome and 50% chance that child will be born without.

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You can learn many things. You can learn what causes Down Syndrome, which is what happens when you have three copies of chromosome 21 instead of two. In a normal child, they inherit two copies of each chromosome, one from each parent, but when you have Down Syndrome, you inherit 2 copies from one parent and 1 from the other, which makes three copies of chromosome 21. That extra copy can change what would have been any other life, like you and I. Your child will have a deformed face. They usually have a smaller chin, a rounder face, a protruding or oversized tongue, almond shaped eyes, palpebral fissures, shorter limbs. a single traverse palmar crease, poor muscle tone, and a larger space between the big and second toes. Note, not every child with Down Syndrome has every single one of these, and some people who do NOT have Down Syndrome may have some of these physical features. They are also know to have many medical problems, like heart disease, hearing problems, short stature, thyroid disorders, Alzheimer's Disease, leukemia, and epilepsy. Children with Down Syndrome have to work harder than anyone else to keep up with neurotypical children their age, and even younger. Sadly, some parents don't want to deal with a disabled child, but if you stick with your child, you will be very happy one day to see them all grown up with children of their own. With the proper care and love, children with Down Syndrome can grow up to be very sufficient adults.

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It's not possible to give a world wide answer to this question. Hover, more than 100 US Colleges offer programs for cognitively challenged students. Read one success story at the link below.

You are thinking that some conditions are considered "pre-existing" and others are not. That's not it. Did you already have the condition before, say, applying for insurance? That's the idea of pre-existing.

Wilkes syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly where your superior mesenteric artery lies on top of your small intestine instead of behind it. If you are a normal weight, you may not notice any problems except for occasion pain and constipation. If you lose a lot of weight and you have this syndrome, the mesenteric artery can flatten your small intestine making it impossible for food, water or even your own bile to get through. If this happens, it can be corrected by having an anastomosis. The intestine is cut and put back together in front of the mesteric artery. This completely corrects the problem. Diagnosis of this problem can be made with push upper endoscopy and nMRI imaging.

Development delay in people can be caused by various factors. Some are simply genetic causes (e.g. down syndrome), some start early, during pregnancy (e.g. pregnancy and birth complications). Everyone develops at a different rate, and there are many factors that affect this rate.

Genes aren't typically considered "healthy" or "unhealthy", but I suppose a healthy gene might be equated with a gene with normal function. Mutations in genes can lead to defective genes, the sort of genes you might call "unhealthy". Normally, genes encode proteins that carry out important structural and functional processes within and between cells of the body. Defective genes might encode a faulty protein that can no longer carry out its normal task.

Whether the genetic mutation results in such a faulty protein depends on a number of things, such as the function of the normal protein, the type of genetic mutation, the activity of the faulty protein, etc. This might sound complex: it is. Understanding the difference between healthy and unhealthy genes requires quite a bit of knowledge about genetics, the relationship between genes and environment, how cells operate and communicate, etc. It's no easy task.

In your question you ask specifically about genes on chromosome 21. The discussion of genetic mutation doesn't need to be specifically targeted to genes on chromosome 21 unless you have a specific gene, mutation, or disease in mind. Since this is categorized under Down syndrome, I suppose you might be thinking of a single gene defect that could cause Down syndrome. I'm not aware of one, but this is no my area of expertise. Down syndrome is usually caused by trisomy 21 or a translocation involving chromosome 21. These two processes don't involve single gene defects, but rather duplication of a large number of genes within a single cell, which causes Down syndrome.

My first question to them would be about their philosophy concerning the care of children with disabilities. The answer will make all the difference to how he is treated. Next I would ask to see the credentials for the staff and ask about hiring policies. Then, I would look at how clean the home is and ask about measures for fire and earthquakes. Finally, I would drop in when I wasn't expected to see how things are done and if the children are being treated the way they said they would treat them. Get references too from people who have had their children there.