PHYSIOLOGY PRESENTATION

By: Balbeer SinghReg # 1248126

SZABIST

DOWN’S SYNDROME

WHAT IS DOWN SYNDROME???

Down Syndrome (DS) is a condition in which extra genetic

material causes delays in the way a child develops, and often leads

to mental retardation. It affects 1 in every 800 babies born.

Down syndrome is the most common genetic cause of

learning disabilities in children.

CAUSES

• In humans, the egg cells and sperm cells have 23 chromosomes

• The rest of your cells normally contain 23 pairs of chromosomes — one set from your father and one set from your mother.

• Children with Down syndrome usually have three copies of chromosome 21 — called trisomy 21 — instead of two copies.

RISK FACTORS

• Some parents have a greater risk of having a baby with Down syndrome.

• A woman's chances of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome increase with age because older eggs have a greater risk of improper chromosome division.

• a woman who has one child with Down syndrome has about a 1 percent chance of having another child with Down syndrome.

• Both men and women can pass the genetic translocation for Down syndrome on to their children

LIFE EXPENTANCY

Life spans have increased dramatically for people with Down syndrome. In 1929, a baby born with Down syndrome often didn't live to age 10. Today, someone with Down syndrome can expect to live to 50 and beyond, depending on the severity of his or her health problems

COMPLICATIONS

Children with Down syndrome can have a variety of complications, some of which become more prominent as they get older, including:

• Heart defects• Leukemia• Infectious diseases. • Dementia. • Sleep apnea• Obesity

SYMPTOMS

• Flattened facial features

• Small head

• Short neck

• Protruding tongue

• Upward slanting eyes,

• Unusually shaped ears

• Poor muscle tone

• Relatively short fingers

TESTS AND

DIAGNOSIS

•Screening tests during pregnancy•Ultrasound•Blood tests

Society and the children with Down

Syndrome ….

Parents having Children with

Down Syndrome..

They are not Disabled

BUT …..

They are DIFFERENTLY able