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Symptoms:
- Delays in motor milestones (physical skills)
- Seizures
- Muscular Hypotonia (poor muscle tone)
- Speech and Language Impairment
- Unaccountably happy & may exhibit fits of laughter
- Microcephaly (a small head size)
- Achievement of walking is delayed
Treatment:
- No specific treatment for this disease
- A variety of symptomatic management strategies may be offered for hyperactivity, seizures, mental retardation, speech impairment, and other medical problems.
Occurrence:
- ONE in 10,000-30,000
have this disease
- Rare disease
- Affects males, females and all
racial/ethnic groups equally.
Prognosis:
- The life span of people with Angelman Syndrome is expected to be normal