Down syndrome : current perspectives /

Down syndrome : current perspectives /

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Imprint:	London [England] : Mac Keith Press, 2015. ©2015
Description:	1 online resource (315 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Clinics in Developmental Medicine Clinics in developmental medicine.
Subject:	Down syndrome. Down syndrome -- Case studies. Down syndrome -- Patients. Down Syndrome -- complications. Down Syndrome -- physiopathology. Down syndrome. Down syndrome -- Patients. Electronic books. Case studies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11242528

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Other authors / contributors:	Newton, Richard W. (Richard Ward), editor. Puri, Shiela, editor. Marder, Liz, editor.
ISBN:	9781909962484 1909962481 9781909962477
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 16, 2015).
Summary:	Down syndrome; Clinical Perspectives provides doctors and other health professionals with the information they need to address the challenges that can present in the management of syndrome. Chapters written by internationally respected paediatricians with a special interest in Down syndrome, cover Down syndrome comorbidities, such hearing problems, gastrointestinal disorders, congenital heart diseases, as well as the underlying biology and new developments in molecular genetics. Contributions from the UK Down Syndrome Association and Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group define how doctors can work effectively with other professionals to improve health care provisions for this group. Each chapter is illustrated by informative case scenarios and answers to FAQs from parents and carers.
Other form:	Print version: Down syndrome : current perspectives. London, [England] : Mac Keith Press, ©2015 xviii, 296 pages Clinics in developmental medicine. 9781909962477

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Advances in molecular genetics
Antenatal diagnosis: giving the news
Life with and for a person with Down syndrome
Hearing issues
Vision and eye disorders
Immune function, infection and autoimmunity
Cardiovascular disease
Respiratory disease
Growth
Endocrine disorders
Haematological disorders
Gastrointestinal disorders
Renal and urinary tract abnormalities
Musculoskeletal manifestations
Dermatological manifestations
Oral and dental health
Neuropsychiatry of Down syndrome
Intervention and alternative therapies: medicine, myth and magical belief
Perspectives.