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Neurologic features of Williams and Down syndromes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2525908     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Eight patients with Williams syndrome and 6 with Down syndrome, matched for age and full-scale IQ, underwent detailed neurologic testing as part of a large multidisciplinary research center study. Williams syndrome patients were small for gestational age and often had histories of failure-to-thrive and feeding problems as infants. Half of the Williams syndrome patients had epilepsy. On neurologic testing, Williams syndrome patients had greater difficulty with gross and fine motor coordination, oromotor skills, and cerebellar function than did those with Down syndrome. The neurologic distinctions between these 2 groups may reflect an underlying, as yet undefined, metabolic defect in Williams syndrome.
Authors:
D A Trauner; U Bellugi; C Chase
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pediatric neurology     Volume:  5     ISSN:  0887-8994     ISO Abbreviation:  Pediatr. Neurol.     Publication Date:    1989 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-08-17     Completed Date:  1989-08-17     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8508183     Medline TA:  Pediatr Neurol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  166-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosciences, University of California School of Medicine, La Jolla.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Brain Diseases / complications,  physiopathology*
Down Syndrome / complications,  physiopathology*
Humans
Mental Retardation / complications,  physiopathology*
Muscle Hypotonia / etiology
Syndrome
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
NS22343/NS/NINDS NIH HHS
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Pediatr Neurol. 1993 Sep-Oct;9(5):414   [PMID:  8292223 ]

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