DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Down
Down syndrome
Down syndrome, or Down's syndrome (primarily in the United Kingdom), trisomy 21, is a chromosomal condition caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British physician who described the syndrome in 1866. The condition was clinically described earlier in the 19th century by Jean Etienne Dominique Esquirol in 1838 and Edouard Seguin in 1844. Down syndrome was identified as a chromosome 21 trisomy by Dr. Jérôme Lejeune in 1959. Down syndrome in a fetus can be identified through chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis during pregnancy, or in a baby at birth...
Down - List of case studies
- Massive Portal and Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis
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pylorus . Regular bulb, the descending duodenum examined down to the second portion is undamaged. Continent cardia. Canalized esophagus, ...
- Spinal pathology
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on the left at L4-5 could be contributing to the pain down your left leg. The proposed operation (decompression at L3-4) would most ... difficulty with walking, tightness in your thighs, pain down left leg, leg symptoms, back symptoms, persistent residual back pain. ...
- Stage 4 Neuroblastoma – additional opinion
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the antibiotic therapy) and at last his temperature came down. The clinical picture rapidly improved. His general conditions are always ... and antifungal therapy with Ambisome , with fast coming down of the temperature (apyretic). The cultures and the instrumental ...
- Renal Neoplasia of not yet Determined Nature
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of the renal profile that from the cortical region extends down into the pyelic cavity, whose size is about 31 x 31 mm: the finding, that ... if in a CAT scan section the neoforrmation seems to extend down towards the hilus. In any case partial/radical nephrectomy surgery is ...
- Feeding problems, vomiting and short stature in prematurely born child
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would adjust themselves. After 4 months she had gone down to 6.5kg very slowly but had not gained or regained any weight. She would ...
- Neuroroendocrine neoplasia with hepatic secondary lesions
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5.5 cm x 6.7 cm) can be identified, which continues down to the bifurcation of the common iliac arteries. The ...
- Relapse of Chondrosarcoma of Cervical Spine
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2006 Sep 1;119(5):980-4 Zoledronic acid slows down rat primary chondrosarcoma development, recurrent tumor progression ...
- Diffuse Intra-Axial expansive Lesion of the Enchephalic Trunk
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vomit episodes occurred, associated with slowing down of the ideomotor functions . On 11/2008 the child was, therefore, brought ... of the mouth, vomit episodes (repeated), vomiting, slowing down of the ideomotor functions, right hand side mouth deviation, facial ...
- Knee Condition
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history: In consequence of trauma due to sliding down the stairs, a swelling of the left knee appeared, blocking the knee ... sustained a trauma to his Lt knee, while sliding \ falling down stairs , as a consequence swelling of the left knee appeared as well as ...
- Diffuse Intra-Axial expansive Lesion of the Enchephalic Trunk not surgically investigated_4
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vomit episodes occurred, associated with slowing down of the ideomotor functions . On 11/2008 the child was, therefore, brought ... many side-effects. Most often we can get children down to a dose of 1 to 2 mg dexamethasone twice a day (along with the Nexium to ...