Dalrymple Rebecca Amy, Somerville Laura Helen, Hamza Sherin, Matta Nashwa
Community Child Health, Specialist Children's Services, The West Centre, Glasgow, UK
Community Child Health, Specialist Children's Services, The West Centre, Glasgow, UK.
Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2022 Apr;107(2):88-94. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-319814. Epub 2021 Jan 15.
Down's syndrome (DS) is the most common chromosomal abnormality seen in live born children and it is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability. It is associated with abnormalities in many body systems, some of which can cause life threatening complications. This article aims to cover the important aspects to cover when seeing children with DS for their routine follow-up in the neurodevelopmental or general paediatric clinic.
唐氏综合征(DS)是活产儿中最常见的染色体异常疾病,也是智力残疾最常见的遗传病因。它与许多身体系统的异常有关,其中一些异常可导致危及生命的并发症。本文旨在涵盖在神经发育或普通儿科诊所对唐氏综合征患儿进行常规随访时需要关注的重要方面。