Down’s syndrome
(A condition that is sick with children and lasts for the rest of their lives) as a result of an error in the division of the genetic cells, which is divided tripartite rather than binary; 46 dye, called Mongolian, because the child is born with features similar to the people of Mongolia, and the first person to study this situation in 1966, is the English scientist John Down, named after him.
the reasons
For the child with Down’s syndrome, there are a number of reasons for this, including:
- There is no proper separation between pigment cells in the infected child, and this is the most common cause of spread.
- The mother’s age increases. If the mother exceeds the age of 40, the risk of the child being pregnant becomes very high.
- Many medications during pregnancy.
- The suffering of a parent from psychological disorders, the use of drugs inhibiting them.
- Transgenic gene transmission through inheritance, if there is a previous infection in the family.
Symptoms
The child with Down syndrome has a range of symptoms:
- Change the shape of the face, especially the eyes, as they tend to rotate, and rise to the top, and also reduce the size of the ears, as well as the mouth is small, and the tongue is large, and these symptoms are most visible to the child.
- The loss of mental retardation; the child loses the basic skills that must be characterized, during the early stages of life, and less intelligent, compared to natural children.
- As a result of aging, Alzheimer’s disease (early forgetfulness in elderly people) is associated with a high incidence of forgetfulness.
- Most children with Down’s syndrome are overweight, their hands are short, and their fingers are large.
- Most cases of heart disease, so people with Down syndrome to early death.
the cure
The doctor should diagnose the baby before birth, follow it carefully, perform special tests that determine his injury, or not. There is no medical treatment found to have Down Syndrome. Treatment is rehabilitative, psychological for the parents at first and then for the child. And to provide adequate care for him, and follow up with the specialist doctor, to assess his health, and be able to provide appropriate treatment for him, especially when he has a neurological disease, or that accompany the condition of Down syndrome, and it is important to register in a specialized rehabilitation centers With this condition, which Provide the necessary treatment, and appropriate education, so that he can develop his cognitive skills well.
Types of Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome has three types:
- Triangulation: A cell division occurs in a three-way rather than a binary form, which is the number of constituent units of a cell 47 instead of 46 that is found in normal human beings. This is the most common type among children with Down’s syndrome.
- Chromatography: The 21-dye cell is associated with another cell containing a few pigments, and the number of people with this type is slightly.
- Psychee: named after this name because the child who suffers from Down syndrome contains the body of cells composed of 46 dyes, and the other 47 of the dye, and the number of cases is very small.