Posted by BRAINY GROUP on May 31, 2001 at 14:14:10:
The DDX of developmental delay
options
a) birth dysphyxia
b) Fragile X syndrome
c) Duchenne muscular dystrophy
d) Storage disorder
e) Hnter's disease
f) hypothyroidism
g) meningitis
h) constitutional delay
i) treatment of hyperthyroidism
j) prematurity
1. A four year old boy walks with a prominent lordosis. he has goood speech, can build objects using blocks and has good social awareness.
2. A nine month baby born at term has a weight in the 97th percentile. His development is delayed
3. A nine month baby born at term has a weight in the 3rd percentile. his development is delayed. his head and body size are both small.
4. A nine year old girl has difficulty with speech. she has recently been hospitalised for a medical reason. her speech before hospitalisation was completely normal
5. A four year old boy has delayed speech. both his father and paternal uncle has the same problem