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Malan syndrome is defined by initial overgrowth and mild-to-severe intellectual disability. Almost all individuals with Malan syndrome display above-average height, weight, and head circumference in early life, but only one-third of adults with Malan syndrome are >2 standard deviations above the mean.
Kleeblattschaedel is a rare malformation of the head where there is a protrusion of the skull and broadening of the face. [2] This condition is a severe type of craniosynostosis. [3] The condition can be both isolated or associated with other craniofacial dysostosises. [4] 85% of children with this condition have other anomalies. [5]
Blepharophimosis, ptosis, epicanthus inversus syndrome; Blind loop syndrome; Bloom syndrome; Blount's disease; Blue baby syndrome; Blue diaper syndrome; Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome; Blue toe syndrome; Bobble-head doll syndrome; Body fat redistribution syndrome; Boerhaave syndrome; Bogart–Bacall syndrome; Bohring–Opitz syndrome; Bonnet ...
[1] [2] Patients observe these symptoms and seek medical advice from healthcare professionals. Because most people are not diagnostically trained or knowledgeable, they typically describe their symptoms in layman's terms, rather than using specific medical terminology. This list is not exhaustive.
In general, children experience the same types of headaches as adults do, but their symptoms may be slightly different. The diagnostic approach to headaches in children is similar to that of adults. However, young children may not be able to verbalize pain well. [83] If a young child is fussy, they may have a headache. [84]
[24] [43] Marfan syndrome, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease are the three most common connective tissue disorders associated with sCSFLs. [24] Roughly 20% of patients with a sCSFL exhibit features of Marfan syndrome, including tall stature, hollowed chest ( pectus excavatum ), joint hypermobility and ...
There are a variety of symptoms that can occur in children. Infants with microcephaly are born with either a normal or reduced head size. [10] Subsequently, the head fails to grow, while the face continues to develop at a normal rate, producing a child with a small head and a receding forehead, and a loose, often wrinkled scalp. [11]
The first detailed description of Reye syndrome was in 1963 by Australian pathologist Douglas Reye. [4] The syndrome most commonly affects children. [2] It affects fewer than one in a million children a year. [2] The general recommendation to use aspirin in children was withdrawn because of Reye syndrome, with use only recommended in Kawasaki ...