Soto's Syndrome: Soto's syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by excessive physical growth during the first 2 to 3 years of life. The disorder may be ... more about Soto's Syndrome.
Soto's Syndrome: A rare hereditary disorder characterized by excessive growth during the first few years of life as well as various other mental and physical anomalies. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Soto's Syndrome is available below.
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Prognosis for Soto's Syndrome: Moderate. Normal life expectancy with some possible mental deficits.
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Soto's syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by excessive physical growth during the first 2 to 3 years of life. The disorder may be accompanied by mild mental retardation, delayed motor, cognitive, and social development, hypotonia (low muscle tone), and speech impairments. Children with Soto's syndrome tend to be large at birth and are often taller, heavier, and have larger heads (macrocrania) than is normal for their age. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Soto's Syndrome Information Page: NINDS)
Increased birth weight with excessive growth during the first four years of life, macrocephaly, characteristic facial features, nonprogressive cerebral disorder and mental retardation. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Soto's Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Soto's Syndrome, or a subtype of Soto's Syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Soto's Syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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