Symptoms of Edwards Syndrome

Symptoms of Edwards Syndrome

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Edwards Syndrome includes the 40 symptoms listed below:

• Mental retardation
• Prominent occiput
• Micrognathia
• Low set ears
• Rocker bottom feet
• Flexion deformities on the fingers
• Congenital heart disease
• Low birth weight
• Weak infants
• Poor feeding in infants
• Weak crying in infants
• Failure to thrive
• Small lower jaw
• Recessed chin
• Prominent back of skull
• Extreme rigidity
• Overlapping fingers
• Hypoplastic nails
• Low set malformed ears
• Short sternum
• Small pelvis
• Single umbilical artery
• Profound retardation
• Small narrow cranium
• Posteriorly rotated ears
• Small mouth
• Pulmonic stenosis
• Aortic narrowing
• Ventricular septal defect
• Auricular septal defect
• Patent ductus arteriosus
• Cleft palate
• Clubfoot deformity
• Renal malformation
• Brain anomalies
• Choanal atresia
• Eye malformation
• Vertebral anomalies
• Hypospadias
• Limb defects
• more information...»

Research symptoms & diagnosis of Edwards Syndrome:

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

Edwards Syndrome: Symptom Checkers

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

• Mental retardation -- Symptom Checker
• Congenital heart disease -- Symptom Checker
• Low birth weight -- Symptom Checker
• Failure to thrive -- Symptom Checker
• Prominent back of skull -- Symptom Checker
• Overlapping fingers -- Symptom Checker
• Single umbilical artery -- Symptom Checker
• Posteriorly rotated ears -- Symptom Checker
• Auricular septal defect -- Symptom Checker
• Patent ductus arteriosus -- Symptom Checker
• Cleft palate -- Symptom Checker

Edwards Syndrome: Symptom Assessment Questionnaires

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

• Mental retardation -- Assessment Questionnaire

Edwards Syndrome: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with Edwards Syndrome:

• Mental retardation
• Spontaneous abortion
• Infant death
• Umbilical artery aneurysm
• Cardiopulmonary arrest (see Lung symptoms)
• more complications...»

Research More About Edwards Syndrome

Do I have Edwards Syndrome?

• Edwards Syndrome: Introduction
• Edwards Syndrome: Diagnostic Testing to confirm diagnosis
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• How serious is it?
• Treatments for Edwards Syndrome
• More about Edwards Syndrome

Edwards 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 ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Edwards Syndrome:

• Cold & Flu: Home Testing:
  • Home Fever Tests
  • Home Ear Infection Test Kits
  • Home Flu Tests
  • Home Strep A Tests
• Vision & Eye Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Eye Tests
  • Home Vision Tests
• more home tests...»

Edwards Syndrome: Research Doctors & Specialists

• 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)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior)
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Pediatric Endocrinology (Child Hormones)
• more specialists...»

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More about symptoms of Edwards Syndrome:

More information about symptoms of Edwards Syndrome and related conditions:

• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
• Tests to determine if these are the symptoms of Edwards Syndrome
• Symptoms that may be caused by complications of Edwards 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.

• Auricular septal defect - see all causes of Auricular septal defect
• Brain anomalies - see all causes of Brain symptoms
• Cleft palate - see all causes of Cleft palate
• Clubfoot deformity - see all causes of Clubfoot
• Congenital heart disease - see all causes of Congenital heart disease
• Failure to thrive - see all causes of Failure to thrive
• Hypoplastic nails - see all causes of Nail symptoms
• Low birth weight - see all causes of Low birth weight
• Low set ears - see all causes of Ear symptoms
• Mental retardation - see all causes of Mental retardation
• Overlapping fingers - see all causes of Overlapping fingers
• Patent ductus arteriosus - see all causes of Patent ductus arteriosus
• Posteriorly rotated ears - see all causes of Posteriorly rotated ears
• Prominent back of skull - see all causes of Prominent back of skull
• Rocker bottom feet - see all causes of Foot deformity
• Single umbilical artery - see all causes of Single umbilical artery
• Small lower jaw - see all causes of Jaw symptoms
• Small mouth - see all causes of Mouth symptoms

Edwards Syndrome as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

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

• Alpha fetoprotein levels low (serum)
• Arthrogryposis
• Cardiac valve disease
• Cryptorchism (maldescended or ectopic testis)
• Facies abnormality
• Intrauterine death
• Intrauterine growth retardation
• Learning disability
• Microcephaly
• Micrognathia
• Neural tube defects
• Phocomelia
• Rigidity
• Spastic ataxia
• Talipes
• Urinary tract malformation
• Webbed neck

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:

• How serious is Edwards Syndrome?
• More about Edwards 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 Edwards Syndrome:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Edwards Syndrome. This signs and symptoms information for Edwards Syndrome has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Edwards Syndrome signs or Edwards Syndrome symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Edwards 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 Edwards Syndrome symptoms.

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