Down syndrome

About Down Syndrome
Down syndrome is a set of cognitive and physical symptoms that result from having an extra chromosome 21 or an extra piece of that chromosome. It is the most common chromosomal cause of mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. People with Down syndrome also have some distinct physical features, such as a flat-looking face, and they are at risk for a number of other health conditions.
What is Down Syndrome ?
Down syndrome describes a set of cognitive and physical symptoms that result from an extra copy or part of a copy of chromosome 21.
Chromosomes carry the genes that tell the body to develop in certain ways and to perform certain functions. Most cells of the human body contain 23 pairs of chromosomes—one set of chromosomes from each parent— for a total of 46 chromosomes. People with Down syndrome have either a full or partial extra copy of chromosome 21, for a total of 47 chromosomes. (The syndrome is sometimes called 47,XX,+21 or 47,XY,+21 to indicate the extra chromosome 21.)
The extra chromosome disrupts the normal course of development and results in the physical features and intellectual and developmental disabilities associated with the syndrome.
The degree of intellectual disability in people with Down syndrome varies but is usually mild to moderate. Generally, children with Down syndrome reach key developmental milestones later than other children.
There are two types of tests check for Down syndrome during a woman's pregnancy.
Screening test indentify a mother who probably carries a baby with Down syndrome. The most commonly used screening tests are the double and triple screen, also known as triple test, multiple marker screening and alpha fetoprotein plus. Screening may be a maternal blood test done in the first trimester with a special ultrasound to measure the thickness at the back of the baby’s neck (called nuchal translucency). And it can be also done a maternal blood test in the second trimester without the ultrasound. However, screening tests cannot diagnose Down syndrome or other genetic disorder. The diagnosis must be confirmed by a chromosome study. Diagnostic test confirm a positive result identified in a screening test. The most common are amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling (CVS), and percutaneous umbilical blood sampling (PUBS). Each of them takes a sample from the amniotic fluid, placenta, or umbilical cord to examine the baby's chromosomes and determine an extra chromosome 21.

Conventional Therapy
Until now there was no cure for Down syndrome. Only physical therapy and speech therapy could be helpful and made life easier for patients.
Advantages of the treatment at Luda hospital 
1. Procedure is simple and painless administered by IV drip through veins in one of your hand
2. 24/7 nursing staff care to make sure you are always good
3. Treatment package includes :
4. Transport from/to the nearby international airport
5. English interpretation
6. Accommodation-the room equipped with cable TV, air conditioning , a bar-fridge, two single bed, a wardrobe , a table, and water heater for shower. ( excluding the food )
7. Routine medical checkups such as blood chemistry test, X-ray scan, CT-scan, abdominal ultrasound, stool and urine study
8. Morning doctor’s visits during the hospitalization and 24/7 nursing staff care
9. Physiotherapy
10. Daily shopping aid
11. Post treatment follow-up
Contact us for details if our treatment can be one of your options to make your condition improve and life eaiser .