Down Syndrome
True or False: Down syndrome is hereditary.
False. It is genetic.
True or false: CP is progressive
False, the brain injury does not progress
Describes ______ growth in infants and children
Inadequate
An infant should double in weight by how many months?
6 months
Average lifespan for people with Down syndrome
Mid 50's
Trisomy 21
Name 3 causes of CP
hypoxia, head trauma, infection, genetics, toxins, radiation, nutritional deficits, prematurity
Organic causes of FTT
developmental delay, trouble sucking/swallowing, cardiac disease, cleft palate, GERD
When is the typical child about to crawl?
6-12 months
Hospitalized children with FTT may require
enteral tube feedings
A common cause of hearing loss in this population
Otitis media
Primary signs include motor impairments such as (list 3)
Spasticity, muscle weakness, ataxia
3 measurements to assess growth
Weight, height, head circumference
When does the pincer grasp develop in typical children?
9 months
Disciplines needed to manage CP
MD, PT, OT, ST, dieticians, nurses, psychologists, teachers, parents, counselors
Main features
Intellectual disability, characteristic facial features,physical abnormalities
Injected into muscle to manage spasticity
Botulinum toxin (Botox)
3 environmental factors causing FTT
Poverty, neglect/abuse, behavioral problems, poor feeding technique, lack of education, mental illness, poor feeding techniques
#1 cause of death in preschoolers
Drowning
Common lab and diagnostic tests for CP
Electroencephalogram, MRI, CT, metabolic and genetic testing
Sleep disturbances may result from what condition
Obstructive sleep apnea
How often do Baclofen pumps need to be refilled?
Every 3 months
How many calories/kg/day needed to gain weight?
120 calories/kg/day
Erikson stage in adolescents
Identify vs. Role Confusion
Important cardiac screening test for children with Down syndrome
echocardiogram