Down Syndrome

Current Perspectives

AvRichard W. Newton,Liz Marder

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

Del i serien Clinics in Developmental Medicine

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Beskrivning

Down syndrome remains the most common recognisable form of intellectual disability. The challenge for doctors today is how to capture the rapidly expanding body of scientific knowledge and devise models of care to meet the needs of individuals and their families.Down syndrome; Clinical Perspectives provides doctors and other health professionals with the information they need to address the challenges that can present in the management of syndrome. Chapters written by internationally respected paediatricians with a special interest in Down syndrome, cover Down syndrome comorbidities, such hearing problems, gastrointestinal disorders, congenital heart diseases, as well as the underlying biology and new developments in molecular genetics. Contributions from the UK Down Syndrome Association and Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group define how doctors can work effectively with other professionals to improve health care provisions for this group. Each chapter is illustrated by informative case scenarios and answers to FAQs from parents and carers.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-04-10
Mått:173 x 239 x 20 mm
Vikt:726 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Clinics in Developmental Medicine
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:Mac Keith Press
ISBN:9781909962477

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Dr Richard W Newton FRCPCH FRCP is a consultant paediatric neurologist of over 30 years' experience. He was President of the European Association of Learning Disability Medicine from 1997 to 2001 and President of the British Paediatric Neurology Association from 2001 to 2005. His special research interests are febrile seizures, neuroimmunology, headache and the medical aspects of Down syndrome. He is the father of a young man with Down syndrome and a member of the UK Down syndrome Association. Dr Liz Marder MRCP(UK) FRCPCH has been a Consultant Community Paediatrician and Lead Clinician for Children and Young People at Nottingham Children's Hospital since 1993. She runs the Nottingham Down Syndrome Children's Services. She is a founder member of the Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group (UK and Ireland) and medical advisor to the UK Down Syndrome Association. Dr Marder has been instrumental in developing resources on the medical aspects of Down syndrome including a special insert on Down syndrome for the UK Personal Child Health Record growth charts. Dr Shiela C Puri MRCP FRCPCH(UK) is a Consultant Community Paediatrician at the Child Development Centre in Leeds and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Leeds, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health. She has been a consultant paediatrician since 1990. Dr Puri established a one-stop multidisciplinary clinic for children with Down syndrome in Leeds to offer a holistic model of care to the children. In 2014 she was appointed Vice-chair elect of the Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group.

Innehållsförteckning

Contents List1. IntroductionRichard W Newton2. Advances in molecular biologyArjan Bouman and Raoul Hennekam3. Antenatal diagnosisShiela Puri and Joan Morris4. Life for a person with DSStuart Mills, Gillian Bird, Lesley Black, Vanda Ridley, Sheila Heslam and Lou Marsden with Claire McCall and Fiona Straw5. Hearing issuesEmma McNeill, Patrick Sheehan and Liz Marder6. Vision and eye disordersPat Charleton and Maggie Woodhouse7. Immune function, infection and autoimmunityPeter Arkwright and Liz McDermott8. Cardiovascular DiseaseRobert Tulloh, Emma Pascall and Natali Chung9. Respiratory diseasesHazel Evans, Katy Pike, Marian McGowan and Sally Shott10. GrowthJennifer Dennis11. Endocrine disordersMalcolm Donaldson and Kath Leyland12. Haematological disordersRebecca James and Shiela Puri13. Gastrointestinal disordersPatricia D Jackson, Peter Gillett and Sarah Almond14. Renal and urinary tract abnormalitiesChristine Hardie and Rajiv Puri15. Musculoskeletal manifestations of Down syndromeJanet Gardner-Medwin, Maureen Todd, Sally Tennant and Shiela Puri16. Dermatological manifestationsSheila M. Clark and Laura Savage17. Impact for oral and dental HealthLiz Marder and June Nunn18a. Neurological disordersRichard W Newton18b. Developmental, psychological and psychiatric functionJeremy Turk18c. Mental health and dementiaTiina Annus, Liam Reese Wilson and Anthony Holland19. Interventions and alternative therapies: medicine and mythRichard W Newton20. PerpsectivesRichard W Newton