Down Syndrome

Down syndrome is a genetic disorder with abnormality in number of chromosomes where extra genetic material from chromosome 21 is transferred to a newly formed embryo, having 47 chromosomes in their cells instead of 46 (Normal number of Chromosomes), characterized by intellectual disability, a characteristic facial appearance, and weak muscle tone (hypotonia) in infancy. All affected individuals experience cognitive delays but the intellectual disability is usually mild to moderate. All person with Down syndrome are unique individual and may be characterized to different degrees, or not at all.

Every cell in the body comprises genes that are grouped along chromosomes in the nucleus of the cell. There are usually 46 number of chromosomes in each cell, 23 are inherited from mother and 23 from father. But in case of Down syndrome there is an extra full or partial copy of chromosome 21 some or all cells.

1. Trisomy 21

Every cell of the affected child have three copies of chromosome 21 instead of the usual two copies. Affecting about 95 percent of people.

2. Mosaic Down syndrome

Type of Condition where child is born with an extra chromosome in some of the cells not all. It’s a rare form of Down syndrome affecting about 2% of people

3. Translocation Down syndrome

It’s a type where one of every cell has an extra piece of chromosome 21 attaches itself to another chromosome. It affects around 4% of people with Down’s syndrome.

• Getting pregnant at older age for women age 35 and older
• Previous pregnancy with fetus had Down syndrome.

Individuals with Down syndrome often have different physical characteristics, distinctive health issues, and variability in cognitive development.

1. Physical appearance

Individual of Down’s syndrome are often characterized by certain physical features which may not be present in everyone, but they may have:

• Head is flat and small
• Protruding tongue is too large for the mouth
• Eyes are slanted upwards and white spots on the iris.
• Nose is small with flat nasal bridge.
• Hands are broad with short fingers.
• Ears are short and odd in appearance.
• Their palm may be characterized by only one crease across it
• Poor muscle tone.
• A wide space is present between first and second toe (sandal gap).
• Height and weight is usually below average.

2. Delayed development

• Every child with Down’s syndrome will have learning disability to some extent and development is delayed, but these characteristics differ widely between individual children.
• Affected children may have slower skills to learn certain things as how to sit, stand, walk, and talk etc. They learn these skills but simply take more time.
• Speech and language development is also late.
• Other difficulties like autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is present 1 in every 10 children.

3. Health problems

• • Heart defects is in about half of the children of Down syndrome. Hypothyroidism, celiac disease, and diseased eye conditions are also seen.
  • Respiratory infections, constipation, hearing problems, or dental problems are common in these children.

The good news is that Down Syndrome is preventable and reversible, but can only be possible by using holistic approach, the one advocated in Ayurveda that addresses the issues from the very root.

Since ancient times, Ayurveda has defined diseases with their symptoms, causes and healing methods with nature.

If you are having any of the above mentioned symptoms, don’t assume it is Down Syndrome yet without any proper diagnosis because there are other Body related diseases that comes with the same symptoms. Consult with a Doctor for accurate diagnosis to find out if Down Syndrome is what you are having or any other related disease.

As a holistic health clinic, we take accurate diagnosis very seriously in order to ascertain the root cause of a particular illness. You will be consulted with our doctor to know the type of test or scan to run base on your symptoms to detect exactly the root cause of your issue to ascertain if Down Syndrome is your issue or not to ensure appropriate treatment.

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