Ludwika Sadowska, Monika Mysłek, Agata Gruna-Ożarowska

Ludwika Sadowska, Monika Mysłek, Agata Gruna-Ożarowska – Somatic development of children with Down Syndrome (DS) who were treated in ambulatory system. Fizjoterapia Polska 2002; 2(1); 21-28

Abstract
The authors conducted the evaluation of somatic development in children with DS who were rehabilitated in ambulatory system. Trisomy of 21 pair chromosomes’ causes inharmonious psychosomatic development with could be noticed in complex clinical diagnostic. Retrospective diagnostic was conducted on account of medical documentation of 549 children with DS in the age of 0-18 with were registered in the years of 1995-2001. The disorders of physical development which increases with the age are genetic determinated. This fact was noted account antropometric measures. The young children have a big deficiency of body mass and height and also a small cranial and chest circumferences. But the older ones in second decade of live have obesity and nanosomia. The enormous physical development are strictly connected with enormous physical one, congenital defects, insufficiency of thyroid gland and often infections.

Key words:
Down Syndrome, Somatic development

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