RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145459239
T1 Trisomy 18 Syndrome
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145459239
RD 2024/04/25
AB Incidence  is  about  1:4000  live  birthsRatio  of  affected  males  to  females  is  approximately  1:3Characterized  byPrenatal  and  postnatal  growth  retardation,  which  is  often  severeHypertonicityComplications  are  related  to  associated  anomaliesDeath  is  often  caused  by  heart  failure  or  pneumonia  and  usually  occurs  in  infancy  or  early  childhoodSmall  percentage  reach  adulthood;  usually  show  significant  cognitive  disabilitiesA  support  group  for  families  is  called  SOFT  (see  http://www.trisomy.org/)