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I have confusion... I am mom to a 1 year old baby girl... I want to know what are main symptoms of downs syndrome baby... How can we know that baby has downs syndrome. ... Is it detected at birth... Can downs syndrome be detected when the baby is one or two years old or it is detected at birth.
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Downs syndrome can be easily detected nowadays by screening during pregnancy.
After birth, downs syndrome has certain peculiar features like low set ears, high arched palate, mongoloid facial features, a single simian crease in the palms, flat or low nasal bridge. The child had delayed developmental milestones.
It can also be associated with cardiac abnormalities, which can be detected through Echocardiography.
Mostly diagnosis is based on physical examination. But karyotyping/genetic testing can be done to confirm the diagnosis.
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Pls share photo of your child
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Can be diagnosis by clinical examination.. best way and confirm diagnosis by genetic testing.
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