One or more of the vertebrae are not formed properly.Scoliosis or kyphosis may be present at birth
What is Spina Bifida
100
Weight persistently less than 3% on growth chart, progressive loss of weight, children have feeding issues.
What is Failure to thrive
100
Affects boys more than girls. Children with this disorder have limited brain development, abnormal skull, joints, and feet structures.
What is Fragile X Syndrome
100
Dwarfism
What is Achondroplasia
100
Problems in social interaction and communication skills
What is Autism
200
Closed head injury due to damage to the CNS
What is traumatic brain injury
200
Occurs from the use of alcohol by the mother during pregnancy and is the most common cause of birth defects
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
200
Chromosome 15, intellectual difficulties, overeating habits, and self-mutilation.
What is Prader Willi Syndrome
200
Still's Disease, Pauciarticular, or Polyarticular
What is Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
200
Most common neurobehavioral disorder, three times more often in males than females, difficulty with attention, distractibility and impulsivity
What is ADHD
300
When the brain of a baby hits the inside of the skull so hard that it bruises the brain or causes a bleed.
What is Shaken Baby Syndrome
300
Affects children living in older homes that have exposure to peeling paint.
What is Lead Poisioning
300
Boys are affected, sometimes called pseudohypertropic. Muscle mass breaks down and is replaced with fat and scar tissue
What is Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy
300
Bones fail to develop and are brittle. This is a congenital condition
What is Osteogenesis Imperfecta
300
Occurs only in females. Infant appears to develop normally and then around 6 to 18 months of age a regression in all skills is observed.
What is Rett Syndrome
400
Petit mal and grand mal
What is Seizures
400
Cry of the cat. Babies with this rare genetic disorder have a weak meowing cry. Usually have microencephaly, widely spaced down slanting eyes and demonstrate failure to thrive.
What is Cri du chat syndrome
400
Dislocation of the hip
What is Congenital Hip Dysplasia
400
Child's motor coordination is marked below their chronological age and intellectual ability and significantly interferes with ADL.
What is Developmental Coordination Disorder
500
Baby is born feet first or is too large for the birth canal. Toddler may have decreases gross and fine motor skills.
What is Erb's Palsy
500
An extra chromosome, slanted eyes, small mouth with protruding tongue evident of low tone.
What is Down Syndrome
500
All joints of the extremities are stiff and the spine is not affected. Shoulders are turned in, elbows straight, and wrists are flexed with ulnar deviation