Greig syndrome

Introduction: Greig syndrome

Description of Greig syndrome

Greig syndrome (medical condition): A rare genetic disorder characterized by premature closing of skull bones...more »

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Greig Cephalopolysyndactyly Syndrome:
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Greig syndrome: Multiple limb and genital abnormalities with short stature, hypertelorism, downslanting palpebral fissures, anteverted nostrils joint laxity, shawl scrotum, and occasional mental retardation. The phenotype varies with age and postpuberal males have only minor remnant manifestations of the prepuberal phenotype.
Source: Diseases Database

Greig syndrome: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Greig syndrome:

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• Hypertelorism

Greig syndrome: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Greig syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Greig syndrome, or a subtype of Greig syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Greig syndrome as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Greig syndrome as a Disease

Greig syndrome: Another name for Greig Cephalopolysyndactyly Syndrome (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Greig Cephalopolysyndactyly Syndrome
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  »Treatments for Greig Cephalopolysyndactyly Syndrome

Greig syndrome: Related Diseases

Greig syndrome: Greig syndrome is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Brain conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Head conditions
• Congenital conditions - physical defects
• Congenital conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Limb conditions
• Bone or skeletal conditions
• Hand conditions
• Upper limb conditions
• Foot conditions
• Lower limb conditions

Causes of Greig syndrome

Some of the causes of Greig syndrome are included in the list below:

• The condition is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner

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Symptoms of Greig syndrome (Greig Cephalopolysyndactyly Syndrome)

Some of the symptoms of Greig syndrome incude:

• High forehead
• Frontal bossing
• Large head
• Widely spaced eyes
• Broad nasal root

See full list of 32 symptoms of Greig syndrome (Greig Cephalopolysyndactyly Syndrome)

Treatments for Greig syndrome (Greig Cephalopolysyndactyly Syndrome)

Treatments for Greig syndrome (Greig Cephalopolysyndactyly Syndrome) include:

• Treatment varies depending on the type and severity of symptom that develop:
• Surgery may be needed to correct defects or abnormalities e.g. webbed digits, extra digits, hydrocephalus
• Anti-seizure medication may be needed for those who develop seizures
• Appropriate educational support is required for those who have mental retardation or learning problems

Read more about treatments for Greig syndrome

Treatment of Greig syndrome: For more treatment information about Greig syndrome, see treatment of Greig Cephalopolysyndactyly Syndrome (Greig syndrome)

Greig syndrome: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Greig syndrome:

• polydactly
• ocular hypertelorism
• cutaneous syndactyly
• intellectual disability
• seizures

Terms associated with Greig syndrome:

Terms Similar to Greig syndrome:

• Shawl scrotum syndrome
• Aarskog syndrome
• Aarskog-Scott syndrome
• Facial-digital-genital syndrome
• Faciogenital dysplasia

Source: Diseases Database

• Polysyndactyly with peculiar skull shape
• Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome
• GCPS

Source - NIH

External links related to: Greig syndrome

• Aarskog's syndrome (www.whonamedit.com)
• OMIM - FACIOGENITAL DYSPLASIA
• OMIM - AARSKOG SYNDROME
• Search Jablonski's Syndromes Database

Source: Diseases Database

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