The Mongolian Child
It is known as a child Down Syndrome, a chromosomal syndrome in which the child suffers from chromosomal dysplasia 21, which is divided into three chromosomes instead of two during the first stage of fertilization. The child may be diagnosed with Down syndrome during pregnancy through amniocentesis , By examining the genetic chromosomes in the blood of the mother, or by ultrasound after the eleventh week of pregnancy, but many cases are not detected until after the birth of the child.
Discrimination of the Mongolian child
A child with Down Syndrome can be identified by observing some common formalities and mental abilities among these children. However, the presence of some or a large part of these formal features is not enough to diagnose a child with Down’s Syndrome.
The formal qualities of the Mongolian child
- Small chin area.
- The transverse inclination in the anus, with the skin follicles in the inner corner of each eye, with white dots in the iris.
- Flatten the front of the nose.
- The presence of one fold in the soles of each hand, with increasing the number of aliases in the fingerprint of the natural.
- Incompatibility in muscle work.
- The appearance of the tongue outward, and this is the result of narrowing the expansion of the oral cavity, or due to the size of the tongue is normal, making it close to the throat.
- Short neck length.
- Severe palpitations in the joints, especially in the central jugular joint.
- Short body length.
- Wide head with rounded face.
- Flatten the feet, with a splint between the big finger and the next finger, and split into the last finger.
Mental capacity of the Mongolian child
Signs of mental retardation and low IQ appear in most children with Down Syndrome during their early stages, with IQ ranging from weak to moderate. IQs may be slightly higher than those in children with Down Syndrome.
Diseases affecting the Mongolian child
A child with Down’s syndrome is more likely to have a number of diseases. They often have congenital heart defects and are most likely to have defects in the ventricular septum, thyroid problems, diabetes with a high risk of eye impairment, Hearing is often caused by infections in the middle ear or for neurological reasons, and the incidence of Down syndrome child with malignant diseases, except cancer of the blood.