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problem that is often feared by the prospective parents are abnormalities of
Down Syndrome in children. Because these disorders affect the future, even for
the survival of children in the future will be very dependent on his parents.
Therefore, parents need to understand the causes of mental retardation in order
to perform early treatment.
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| Down Syndrome |
Down
Syndrome is a disorder that occurs due to chromosomal abnormalities in the
human body. According to the science of chromosomes in normal circumstances
amount to 46 units. Where there are 22 chromosomes genotypes and 1 pair of sex
chromosomes. However, in the case of Down syndrome are disorders that cause
excess chromosome pair 21. The total number of chromosomes to 47 units. This
disorder can occur in both men and women.
This disorder has been researched and discovered in 1866 by Dr. John
Longdon Down. Then revised
again in America and Europe in the 1970s who later was named according to
the inventor,
ie Down Syndrome .
The following are the characteristics that appear in a child with Down's syndrome disorders :
1. Short stature .
2. Head size is small.
3. has a pug nose .
4. Skull bones tend oval .
5. Has a face like a mongoloid , also known
as mongolism
300 thousand cases
of Down Syndrome have occurred in Indonesia . And this number
will
continue to rise for several years. When someone is having this syndrome ,
generally will be
accompanied by other organ abnormalities . For example, major disorders
such as heart disease,
atresia gastrointestal , leukemia , and thyroid.
Why the child can suffer from Down's
syndrome is because the child has more chromosomes than the normal
chromosomes.
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