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    Down syndrome is a chromosomal condition caused by the presence of an extra chromosome 21. People with Down syndrome often have characteristic physical traits like a smaller head and eyes that slant upwards. They also tend to have lower muscle tone and shorter fingers and hands. Down syndrome cannot be cured but treatments can help make life easier by strengthening skills that take longer to develop, like speech, motor skills, and choosing appropriate diets or tasks through therapies. Risk factors for Down syndrome include advanced maternal age over 35 and having previously given birth to a child with the condition.

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    Down syndrome is a chromosomal condition caused by the presence of an extra chromosome 21. People with Down syndrome often have characteristic physical traits like a smaller head and eyes that slant upwards. They also tend to have lower muscle tone and shorter fingers and hands. Down syndrome cannot be cured but treatments can help make life easier by strengthening skills that take longer to develop, like speech, motor skills, and choosing appropriate diets or tasks through therapies. Risk factors for Down syndrome include advanced maternal age over 35 and having previously given birth to a child with the condition.

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    Down Syndrome Symptoms Causes Treatments

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    Down syndrome is a chromosomal condition caused by the presence of an extra chromosome 21. People with Down syndrome often have characteristic physical traits like a smaller head and eyes that slant upwards. They also tend to have lower muscle tone and shorter fingers and hands. Down syndrome cannot be cured but treatments can help make life easier by strengthening skills that take longer to develop, like speech, motor skills, and choosing appropriate diets or tasks through therapies. Risk factors for Down syndrome include advanced maternal age over 35 and having previously given birth to a child with the condition.

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    4 B Enfermería General
    Melany Maureen Merlo Heredia Adriana del Carmen Miguel Morales
    Beatriz Bello Cruz Luis Gerardo Callejas Gonzalez

    Down's Syndrome
    It appears during the gestation of the baby, as a
    chromosomal failure that occurs in the replica of
    chromosome 21, causing instead of two there are
    three chromosomes (trisomy 21). This extra
    chromosome is what causes the problems when
    developing the body and brain of the baby.
    People affected by this syndrome have common characteristics that are due to the
    lack or poor development of their body. The head is usually smaller than usual, with
    small ears and mouth, flat nose and eyes tilted up, with possible white spots around.
    The hands and fingers are also shorter than usual, and the muscle tone of the body
    in general is much less than that of a person without this condition.
    All these alterations make them more prone to suffer conditions such as congenital
    malformations of the heart, dementia, cataracts in the eyes, gastrointestinal
    obstructions, hearing problems, constipation problems, sleep apnea or
    hypothyroidism.
    They also tend to have problems with impulsive behavior, poor judgment, low level
    of attention and low learning capacity.
    They can also suffer depression, frustration or generalized anger by being aware of
    the limitations of their condition.
    There is no specific cause that determines why replication of chromosome 21
    occurs, but there are risk factors that indicate a greater likelihood of occurrence.
    Women over 35 are more likely to have their child born with this syndrome, a
    probability that increases with age and if the couple had already conceived a child
    with this condition previously.
    In any of the cases, with the techniques of artificial insemination there are treatments
    to select those fertilized ovules with better conditions to develop without problems.
    Down syndrome can not be cured, but there are treatments to make life easier for
    the affected people so that they can take as normal a day as possible.
    From birth there are communities where different ways of adapting to the person can
    be advised, strengthening those skills that may take longer to acquire. Some
    examples of this are:
    • Speech therapy: helps improve language skills.

    • Physiotherapy: teach motor skills.

    • Occupational therapy: to teach how to choose the right diet or usual tasks.

    • Mental health care: to improve mood or behavior.

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