“I want to enjoy my life for a long time. I want to grow old just like everyone else.” These two sentences, spoken by a 37-year old man with Down […]
At a recent Advocate Aurora Health event, Darren Gitelman, MD, Senior Medical Director of the Advocate Memory Center, presented on Alzheimer’s disease. He focused on ways to prevent or reduce […]
LEUKEMIA Improving B-ALL Outcomes in Children With Down Syndrome Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC|January 5, 2024 Child patient with Down syndrome. Several studies sought to elucidate outcomes as well as […]
Key Points How the body manages (regulates) body temperature is different in people with Down syndrome compared to people without Down syndrome. The difference in body temperature regulation in people […]
Periodontal diseases (PDs) have been documented to be significantly more prevalent and severe in patients with Down syndrome (DS). Different immunological and microbiological factors contributed to predisposing these patients to […]
Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis can present simultaneously or separately in children and may pose a diagnostic challenge. The objective of this study was to compare the dermatological manifestations in pediatric […]
