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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) Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

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