Down Syndrome

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BOSTON — Clinicians reviewing smartphone video clips of children sleeping often agreed on Monash Obstructive Sleep Apnea Video Scores, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

For infants with Down syndrome, early intervention to address obstructive sleep apnea may lead to better cognitive and behavioral outcomes at 36 months, according to new research from The Lancet.

Adults with Down syndrome did not have significant differences in ciliary muscle morphology from typically developing adults, despite having lower visual acuity and greater accommodative lag, according to study results.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute launched a neuro-inclusive oncology care and empowerment program designed to support adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities on their cancer journeys.

Wölfflin nodules are light-colored, peripheral iris nodules that are found in 10% of healthy individuals and almost exclusively in patients with light irides.

SAN DIEGO — Individuals with sickle cell trait are at increased risk for leukemia, specifically myeloid and monocytic leukemias, according to data presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

WASHINGTON — Positive airway pressure device compliance went down 90 days after a clinic visit among patients with Down syndrome, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

The FDA approved an obstructive sleep apnea neurostimulation therapy for patients aged 13 years and older with Down syndrome, according to a manufacturer-issued press release.

From 2011 to 2018, neonatal Down syndrome diagnoses increased more in states that banned abortion at 20 weeks’ gestation compared with states without such bans, according to a population-based cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.