Cornelia de lange syndrome - Symptom, Treatment and cause of Cornelia de lange syndrome

DESCRIPTION of Cornelia de lange syndrome

Developmental dwarfism.

Cornelia de lange syndrome CAUSE

Congenital.

SYMPTOMS of Cornelia de lange syndrome

Small head, severe mental retardation, bushy eyebrows that meet in centre, low birth weight and failure to thrive, low hair line, and excess hair on the skin.

Cornelia de lange syndrome INVESTIGATIONS

None specific.

TREATMENT for Cornelia de lange syndrome

None available.

COMPLICATIONS in Cornelia de lange syndrome

Skeletal malformations.

PROGNOSIS for Cornelia de lange syndrome

Rarely survive beyond 10 years.