Symptoms of Williams syndrome

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Williams syndrome is a non hereditary symptom. About one in 20000 babies born alive has Williams syndrome, which can't be predicted before it happens. It brings both physical and developmental problems, including excessive social personality, as well as physical problems: heart defects, kidney damage, lack of coordination, and perhaps muscle weakness. Different brain damage problems can be found in some cases. Symptoms of Williams syndrome? Let's talk about it

Symptoms of Williams syndrome

They are talkative and incoherent. Mood swings. Keep your attention short. Too addicted to an interest. Too sensitive to noise

In young children and newborn infants, sucking is difficult, leading to feeding difficulties, high blood calcium content, drowsiness, physical retardation and strabismus.

In addition, all people with Williams syndrome seem to have heart problems, mainly supravalvular aortic stenosis, which sometimes develops into more complex heart problems. Perhaps the most obvious sign is the common facial features of children with Williams syndrome, which are called "elf features". They have a typical wide mouth and a large loose lower lip, nose tip up, slightly protruding cheeks and irregular teeth, with large crevices.

matters needing attention

Avoid taking extra calcium tablets and vitamin D to prevent hypercalcemia. Regular follow-up to pediatric cardiology clinic, timely cardiac catheterization examination and treatment, depending on the patient's condition to give surgical treatment.