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Williams syndrome (WS), also Williams–Beuren syndrome (WBS), is a genetic disorder that affects many parts of the body. [2] Facial features frequently include a broad forehead, underdeveloped chin, short nose, and full cheeks. [2] Mild to moderate intellectual disability is observed in people with WS, with particular challenges with visual ...
Examples of facial features characteristic of Williams Syndrome. Elfin (Elven) facies is the form of facies in which the patient has facial characteristics like those traditionally associated with elves. It is characterized by a prominent forehead, widely spaced eyes, an upturned nose, an underdeveloped mandible, dental hypoplasia, and patulous ...
Noonan syndrome (NS) is a genetic disorder that may present with mildly unusual facial features, short height, congenital heart disease, bleeding problems, and skeletal malformations. [1] Facial features include widely spaced eyes, light-colored eyes, low-set ears, a short neck, and a small lower jaw. [1]
Williams syndrome is a genetic condition that is present at birth and can affect anyone. It is characterized by strong verbal communication skills, highly social personalities and a deep affinity ...
Williams syndrome. Diagnostic method. echocardiography or MRI. Supravalvular aortic stenosis is a congenital obstructive narrowing of the aorta just above the aortic valve and is the least common type of aortic stenosis. It is often associated with other cardiovascular anomalies and is one of the characteristic findings of Williams syndrome.
Brooke Megan Greenberg (January 8, 1993 – October 24, 2013) [1][2] was an American woman who became famous for being the first documented case of neotenic complex syndrome. Throughout her life of 20 years, she remained physically and cognitively similar to a toddler despite her increasing age. She was about 30 in (76 cm) tall, weighed about ...
The celebrated TV host took to Instagram to provide a health update this week, sharing photos of her painfully swollen feet. Wendy Williams attends the 2019 NYWIFT Muse Awards at the New York ...
Nager acrofacial dysostosis, also known as Nager syndrome, is a genetic disorder which displays several or all of the following characteristics: underdevelopment of the cheek and jaw area, down-sloping of the opening of the eyes, lack or absence of the lower eyelashes, kidney or stomach reflux, hammer toes, shortened soft palate, lack of development of the internal and external ear, possible ...