The Physical Disorders of the Down Syndrome Sufferers

The Down Syndrome is caused because there is a chromosomal anomaly which are the special fibers are obtained in every cell of the human body. In these chromosomes are the genetic materials which determine the characteristics of a person. The Down Syndrome disease can also be caused by the result of chromosomal deviation when the conception or separation.

Although the Down Syndrome are more often experienced by the babies were born by mothers aged over 40 years which is about 1 case in 100 live births, but this is also very possible to occur in the women who are still very productive. The physical features of children who suffering  the Down Syndrome are as the following:

1. The features of the head, face, and neck:

• Having a face that looks almost the same as the face of the Mongolian where the base of his nose is kemek. The distance between the two eyes are far and excessive of the skin at the inside corners.
• The size of the mouth is small, whereas the size of the tongue is large causes the tongue is always stick outward.
• The growth of teeth are slow and irregular.
• The looks of ears are lower.
• The head of the down syndrome sufferer are smaller and rather wide from the front to the back.
• The neck is rather short.
• The Down Syndrome child is usually having the small bones in part of the neck that is unstable causes polio (atlantoaxial instability).
• paralyzed (atlantoaxial instability)

2. The features at the hands and the arms:

• Having the short fingers and the pinkie is bent inward.
• The palm there is only one vein is called simian crease.

3. The features at the leg:

• The legs are rather short and the distance between the big toe and second toe are rather far apart.

4. The feature at the muscles:

• The  Down Syndrome sufferers have the weak muscles so become flabby and they facing the problems about the development of rough-motor.

In addition the physical problems of the outside body parts above, the Down Syndrome children are usually have trouble the organs anomaly of heart and intestine. The disturbance of the heart health that are most often experienced by the Down Syndrome children are the type of bluish hollowed heart (cynotic spell) and breathing difficult. Whereas the intestinal problems that often occur are:

• The esophagus (atresia) are not open so at the age of 1-2 days, the baby is difficult to swallow the spittle.
• The duodenum small intestine cannal and the rectal canal are not open or experience the narrowing (Hirshprung Disease). This is caused the nerve systems that are abnormal in the rectum part causing the baby's stomach are distended and difficult to defecate.

Summary:

• The pregnant women aged over 40 years have the high risk to delivery the Down Syndrome child, with a comparison of 1: 100,
• The physical features of the child suffers the Down Syndrome can be seen from the features of the physical characteristics of the head, face, neck, hands, arms, legs and muscles,
• In addition the physical outside, the Down Syndrome sufferer are usually also experience the disturbance on the esophagus, small intestine and large intestine.