Trastornos neurológicos en niños con síndrome de Down

Background: Neurological disturbances are common problems in children with Down Syndrome (DS). Aim: To determine the prevalence of neurological disorders affecting children with Down Syndrome. Patients and Methods: Review of medical records of253 children aged from 1 day to 23 years affected with DS...

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Autores principales:	Gaete,Beatriz, Mellado,Cecilia, Hernández,Marta
Lenguaje:	Spanish / Castilian
Publicado:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2012
Materias:	Down syndrome Epilepsy Ocular disorders
Acceso en línea:	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872012000200010
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description	Background: Neurological disturbances are common problems in children with Down Syndrome (DS). Aim: To determine the prevalence of neurological disorders affecting children with Down Syndrome. Patients and Methods: Review of medical records of253 children aged from 1 day to 23 years affected with DS, attended at a public hospital and a University clinic. Results: The overall prevalence of neurological disorders was 38.7%. The most common problems were ocular motor disorders in 26% of cases and epilepsy in 12%. Conclusions: Neurological disorders are more common in children with DS than in the general population. Motor ocular disorders and epilepsy are the predominant disturbances detected.
author	Gaete,Beatriz Mellado,Cecilia Hernández,Marta
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title	Trastornos neurológicos en niños con síndrome de Down
title_short	Trastornos neurológicos en niños con síndrome de Down
title_full	Trastornos neurológicos en niños con síndrome de Down
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title_full_unstemmed	Trastornos neurológicos en niños con síndrome de Down
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publisher	Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate	2012
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Trastornos neurológicos en niños con síndrome de Down

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