something about Apert Syndrome??? best answer 10 points straight away?!
Question: Something about Apert Syndrome??? best answer 10 points straight away?
My uncle had a Daugter Few Days Ago, which was of course his First child.
Now the problem Is that The baby has few problems like the fingers are joint together and the feets too
and the Face is pretty much Normal except the fact that the Head looks really small Which isnt noticeable when The baby is Wearing a cap. doctors said both sides of the skull is attached which could later cause problems to the development of the Brain. now my question is that Is Apert Syndrome Curable? even if it is, Would the child be able to live normally or have a normal life? And is it 100% curable? thanks looking forward for your reply's. sorry i don't know anything about apert syndrome. the baby is only 2 days old
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Apert syndrome is caused by a genetic defect on a chromosome, but it is not believed to be inherited. It is a condition involving distortions of the head and face and webbing of the hands and feet. Characteristics include:
skull - short from back to front, wide on the sides, and overly tall (craniosynostosis)
eyes - slightly side-spaced, bulging, the eyelids tilt downward abnormally at the sides
face - the mid-face has a sunken-in appearance, the upper jaw slopes backward, lower teeth project in front of the upper teeth
hands and feet - webbing and/or fusion including finger bones, toe bones, and joints of fingers and toes
In addition to the physical characteristics common to Apert Syndrome, a child may have the following problems:
cleft palate - about 30% of children with Apert Syndrome are affected
slower learning rates and abilities - about 50% of children with Apert Syndrome are affected; however, as the children grow older, they often catch up with others
vision problems caused by imbalance of the eye muscles
recurrent ear infections which can cause hearing loss
noisy breathing - the smaller nose and airway passages may make breathing difficult
hyperactive sweat glands may cause your child to sweat a lot, especially while sleeping
problems with acne are more likely, especially during puberty
Many of the problems for a child with Apert syndrome are addressed through surgery. Depending on the severity of Apert Syndrome, the child may have some or all of the following surgeries:
total skull reshaping to correct the tower skull problems at three to four months of age
frontal-orbital advancement to increase space within the skull and the size of both orbits (the part of the skull with holds the eyeball) at three to four months of age
mid-facial advancement - usually prior to starting school
facial bi-partition to widen the upper jaw, derotate the orbits, and to narrow the upper face
osteotomy (cutting through the bone of the upper and lower jaw to correct further problems usually during the teen years
rhinoplasty - plastic surgery of the nose
genioplasty - plastic surgery of the chin or cheek
eyelid surgery to correct the abnormal downward tilt
separation of the fingers and/or toe
There are many sites where you can read more about this condition.
http://www.faces-cranio.org/Disord/Apert…
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/…
http://rarediseases.about.com/cs/muscles…