Symptoms of Down Syndrome

Symptoms of Down Syndrome

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Down Syndrome includes the 24 symptoms listed below:

• Physical abnormalities
  • Flattened face
  • Snub nose
  • Flattened nasal bridge
  • Upward slanting eyes
  • Short neck
  • Enlarged tongue
  • Protruding tongue
  • Abnormally shaped ears
  • Iris white spots (Brushfield spots)
  • Deep palm crease - a single
  • Deep transverse crease of the palm of the hand
  • Hypotonia
  • Poor muscle coordination
  • Short stubby hands
  • Short stubby feet
  • Slow physical growth
  • Infant not crying much
• Thyroid symptoms - in some cases
  • Congenital hypothyroidism
  • Enlarged thyroid
  • Autonomic disturbances
• Mental retardation
• Developmental delay
• more information...»

Research symptoms & diagnosis of Down Syndrome:

• Overview -- Down Syndrome
• Diagnostic Tests for Down Syndrome
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Complications -- Down Syndrome
• Doctors & Specialists
• Misdiagnosis and Alternative Diagnoses
• Hidden Causes of Down Syndrome
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Down Syndrome: Symptom Checkers

Review the available symptom checkers for these symptoms of Down Syndrome:

• Flattened nasal bridge -- Symptom Checker
• Enlarged tongue -- Symptom Checker
• Thyroid symptoms -- Symptom Checker
• Mental retardation -- Symptom Checker

Down Syndrome: Symptom Assessment Questionnaires

Review the available Assessment Questionnaires for the symptoms of Down Syndrome:

• Mental retardation -- Assessment Questionnaire

Down Syndrome: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with Down Syndrome:

• Difficulty breastfeeding - from tongue and mouth abnormalities.
• Mental retardation
• Enlarged tongue
• Round facial features
• more complications...»

Diagnostic Testing

Diagnostic testing of medical conditions related to Down Syndrome:

• Prenatal testing
  • Blood tests - testing mother's blood for serum alpha feto-protein (MSAFP), chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), and unconjugated estriol (uE3).
  • Amniocentesis - not before the 14th-18th week; small risk of miscarriage.
  • Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) - at 9-11 weeks; 1-2% risk of miscarriage.
  • Ultrasound for neck width
  • Percutaneous umbilical blood sampling (PUBS) - 18th-22nd weeks; relatively high risk of miscarriage.
• more tests...»

Research More About Down Syndrome

Do I have Down Syndrome?

• Down Syndrome: Introduction
• Down Syndrome: Diagnostic Testing to confirm diagnosis
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Alternative diagnoses and misdiagnosis for Down Syndrome
• How serious is it?
• Treatments for Down Syndrome
• More about Down Syndrome

Down Syndrome: Undiagnosed Conditions

Diseases that may be commonly undiagnosed in related medical areas:

• Vision & Eye: serious diseases often undiagnosed:
  • Glaucoma -- Undiagnosed
  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration -- Undiagnosed
  • Cataract -- Undiagnosed
  • Diabetic Retinopathy -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• Child Health Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
  • Autism -- Undiagnosed
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Whooping Cough -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Down Syndrome:

• Child Behavior: Home Testing
  • ADHD -- Home Test Kits
  • Concentration -- Home Testing
• Child General Health: Home Testing
  • Asthma-Related Home Tests
  • Home Allergy Tests
  • Home Cold & Flu Tests
  • Home Diabetes Tests
  • Home Drug Tests
  • Sleep Apnea Tests
  • Home Strep A Tests
  • Home Hearing Tests
  • Home Ear Infection Tests
• Cold & Flu: Home Testing:
  • Home Fever Tests
  • Home Ear Infection Test Kits
  • Home Flu Tests
• Vision & Eye Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Eye Tests
  • Home Vision Tests
• more home tests...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Down Syndrome?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Down Syndrome includes:

• Macroglossia
• more diagnoses...»

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Down Syndrome: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Muscle and Orthopedic Specialists:
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Orthopedic Surgery
• Baby & Newborn Health Specialists:
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists:
  • Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat)
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology (Child Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist)
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
  • Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck
• Child Health Specialists (Pediatrics):
  • Pediatrics (Child Health Specialist)
  • Adolescent Medicine (Teen Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Child Allergies / Immune Diseases)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • Pediatric Dentistry (Child Dental Health)
  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
• more specialists...»

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More about symptoms of Down Syndrome:

More information about symptoms of Down Syndrome and related conditions:

• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
• Tests to determine if these are the symptoms of Down Syndrome
• Symptoms that may be caused by complications of Down Syndrome
• Underlying causes of Down Syndrome
• Associated conditions for Down Syndrome
• Risk factors for Down Syndrome

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Abnormally shaped ears - see all causes of Ear shapes
• Autonomic disturbances - see all causes of Autonomic nerve symptoms
• Congenital hypothyroidism - see all causes of Thyroid symptoms
• Deep palm crease - see all causes of Hand symptoms
• Deep transverse crease of the palm of the hand - see all causes of Hand symptoms
• Developmental delay - see all causes of Developmental problems
• Enlarged thyroid - see all causes of Thyroid symptoms
• Enlarged tongue - see all causes of Enlarged tongue
• Flattened face - see all causes of Facial feature symptoms
• Flattened nasal bridge - see all causes of Depressed nasal bridge
• Hypotonia - see all causes of Muscle weakness
• Iris white spots (Brushfield spots) - see all causes of Iris symptoms
• Mental retardation - see all causes of Mental retardation
• Physical abnormalities - see all causes of Deformity symptoms
• Poor muscle coordination - see all causes of Coordination problems
• Protruding tongue - see all causes of Tongue symptoms
• Short neck - see all causes of Neck symptoms
• Snub nose - see all causes of Nose shape symptoms
• Thyroid symptoms - see all causes of Thyroid symptoms
• Upward slanting eyes - see all causes of Eye symptoms

Down Syndrome as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Down Syndrome, it is also important to consider Down Syndrome as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Down Syndrome may cause:

• Abdominal pain
• Abnormal dermatoglyphics
• Alpha fetoprotein levels low (serum)
• Atlantoaxial subluxation
• Atrial septal defect
• Bowel obstruction
• Brachycephaly
• Brachydactyly
• Brushfield's spots
• Cataracts
• Congenital heart disease
• Dizzyness
• Facies abnormality
• Hearing loss
• Hypothyroidism
• Hypotonia (skeletal muscle)
• Intrauterine death
• Intrauterine growth retardation
• Learning disability
• Macroglossia
• Nausea and vomiting
• Nystagmus
• Odontoid hypoplasia
• Palmoplantar keratosis
• Perinatal morbidity
• Sensorineural hearing loss
• Short stature
• Testosterone levels low (serum)
• Tooth eruption delayed
• Tooth loss
• Uric acid levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Ventricular septal defect

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

• Diagnostic Testing for a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome
• Research Alternative Diagnoses for Down Syndrome
• How serious is Down Syndrome?
• More about Down Syndrome
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Lesser known silent killer diseases
• Books on signs and symptoms

Full list of premium articles on symptoms and diagnosis

About signs and symptoms of Down Syndrome:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Down Syndrome. This signs and symptoms information for Down Syndrome has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Down Syndrome signs or Down Syndrome symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Down Syndrome may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Down Syndrome symptoms.

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