What are the symptoms of children with Down syndrome?

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Trisomy 21 syndrome is also known as Down's syndrome. This disease is mainly caused by autosomal aberrations and belongs to a chromosomal defect disease. The incidence rate of this disease is about 0.5 per thousand. The incidence rate of male is slightly higher than that of female. The incidence rate of Down's syndrome in premature fetus is higher. Once the disease occurs, the patient's intelligence will be impaired, and physical development will be seriously backward, will show a more special face, at the same time, may also be accompanied by other body organ deformity.

What are the symptoms of children with Down syndrome?

People with Down's syndrome are short in stature, and their muscle tension is relatively low. Their physical strength is smaller than that of normal people. People with Down's syndrome have very fragile cervical vertebrae, and they are prone to fracture. The head of the patient is generally shorter than that of the normal person, the face is relatively flat, and the nose looks smaller.

Most people with Down's syndrome have double eyelids. The ears look very round and the position is relatively low. The patient's tongue is bigger than ordinary people, and the neck looks very thick. The patient's hands are much wider than normal people, but the fingers are very short, and there is a large gap between the patient's index finger and thumb.

People with Down's syndrome tend to have low intelligence. The intelligence of people between 1 and 10 years old can only be maintained at about 40, and it will continue to decline after puberty. People with Down syndrome are quiet and docile. As long as they receive normal skills training, they can still work.

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Down syndrome is most favored by those pregnant women who are infected with the virus during pregnancy. In addition, if one of the couples is older, they may also have children with Down syndrome.