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The Williams Syndrome : Medical Advices part 2

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

In the previous article : The Williams Syndrome : Medical Advices part 1, we have known some Williams Syndrome medical advices in attention about the blood pressure, calcium in the blood, examination in urine, and physical examination. On this next article we are going to concentrate in kidneys, dental, visual and audio.

- Ultrasound of the kidneys:

An ultrasound of the kidneys should be made at least once. With exceptions can be useful to repeat this for several years. If a child often have bladder infections, it is useful to make a maturation cystogram (via a catheter injection of dye into the bladder) (more…)

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The Williams Syndrome : Medical Advices part 1

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Advice for regular medical examination

Given the potential medical conditions of people with Williams syndrome, it is useful at a number of areas to be alert. Some health problems do not immediately complaints. Regular monitoring can lead to timely diagnosis. The more serious problems can occur later in life. These are not always to research by specialists. Also own GP can do a lot for example. (more…)

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Calcium and Drink

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Hypercalcaemia
Some babies with the syndrome have an increased calcium content in the blood. This noticeable by extreme irritability or colic “symptoms.

Bad Drink
Infants with Williams syndrome often grow slowly. They drink a lot of spitting and bad. Help from a speech therapist with experience in treating children with feeding problems in this period a whole aid

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Verbal and Motor Skills

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Another Characteristics of the Syndrome are :

Slow Speech and Language Development
The development of language and speech remains behind. The first words are often after the second year. It is important to contact the child actively promote. Since a few months after birth can help a (preverbal) speech therapist this useful.

Slow Development Locomotion
The development of motor skills is slower than with peers, especially the coordination is a weak point. A physiotherapist with experience in the treatment of young children can give advice on how motor development of children can be encouraged.

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The Noise and Narrowing of heart-lung or kidney Barrels

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Sensitive to Noise
Many children with Williams syndrome are very sensitive to noise. Certain sounds can be painful and extremely frightening to the child. Often protects the child’s ears off for specific sounds. Sometimes the child is fearful or aggressive ambient noise which it has no influence. This is less as the child grows older, but quite often it does not disappear.

Narrowing of heart-lung or kidney Barrels
Many children with Williams syndrome have a narrowing of heart vessels, pulmonary vascular and / or renal vessels. The strictures are usually discovered when the child, because a hartruisje, a child is referred for cardiac investigation. The severity of the constriction (s) per child varies greatly. The constrictions can grow with the increase or decrease. Usually it is sufficient child regularly checked. Sometimes the narrowing is so severe that a surgical correction is necessary.

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The Face and The Fusion

Friday, February 19th, 2010

For next characteristic of these Syndrome :

Typical Face Suit Pressure King
Many children have a typical facial expression. This is caused by: a little bit upright nose, wide mouth with full lips slightly open, small chin, free chubby cheeks, eyelids heavy, mostly low implanted ears, small teeth. Some children have a star-shaped pattern in the iris and many children have curly hair.

Fusion radius AND ulna
Approximately 10% of children with Williams is born with radio-ulnar synostose. These are the two bones in the forearm, ulna and radius, which fused with the rotation of the forearm is very limited.

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Friendly Nature

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Children with this Williams syndrome typically have a friendly nature. Their strength lies in the social field. Their language is usually good after a slow start. They are interested in the people around them and usually friendly and welcoming to their surroundings. They (sometimes) little reserve to strangers and they are usually more interested in contact with adults than with peers.

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Mental Retardation

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Most children with The Williams Syndrome have mental retardation. In young children this is a disadvantage on motor development in the field. They reach a little later than usual milestones such as walking, talking and be clean. Especially when the school is often combined with weak concentration of activity, a problem. In the field of language and speech, long-term memory and social skills of children performing well. Many children experience fun listening to and working with music. The children have a good sense of rhythm and tone and they are all fast songs. In other areas such as fine motor skills, coordination of movements and spatial understanding their performance is weaker.

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The Williams Syndrome

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

The Williams syndrome (also known as the Williams-Beuren syndrome) is a condition that you, like so many other people probably have not heard before. What does it mean? What can we expect? What these children need? These are but a few questions that parents and professionals will deal with a child when the diagnosis is made. This site has some information available, but obviously this is not everything. In some places it is also indicated where further information can be found. (more…)

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Medical opinions are also covered by legal aid?

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Includes work on legal aid for the administrative review procedures (if necessary by the competent services), the appeal to us by a designated physician of the ACV union, so your advice and assistance:

  • in the context of a proposal to re-employment, medical treatment or rehabilitation
  • on the medical aspects of a compensation
  • in the context of a judicial expertise.

The same intervention may be permitted in cases of occupational diseases, especially if your health insurance does not provide medical assistance field.

In no case are we obliged to defend claims based on medical advice given by our doctor is unfounded or exaggerated.

If you repay the consultation can be obtained at the expense of your health insurance, the insurer or work of another institution, we limit our between-senkomst the part that is not repaid, or can we do that we require reimbursement requisition .

Also at the commission for compensation pension is the defense by a physician designated by us, guiding in a file is exempt from the Secretary.

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