Cornelia de Lange Syndrome
- Introduction
- What is Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) and what causes it?
- What are the symptoms of CdLS?
- How is it diagnosed?
- What is the prognosis?
- What is the risk for other family members or future babies?
- What treatments/therapies/medications are recommended or available?
- How will my child and our family be impacted?
- My pediatrician wants to schedule my child for a Nissen fundoplication and gastrostomy tube placement for tube feedings. I still want to try to teach my child to eat by mouth. What should I do?
- My child has episodes of crying and I can’t get her to stop. What can I do?
- My daughter used to sleep well, but over the last few months has started awakening many times during the night. She doesn’t seem to be in pain, but won’t go back to sleep.
- How severe is my child compared to all of the other children?
- How can I provide my child with better communication?
- What is the likely cause of my child’s aggressive, self-injurious, or frustrated behaviors?
- How can we manage self-injurious or aggressive behaviors in CdLS?
Introduction
What is Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) and what causes it?
What are the symptoms of CdLS?
How is it diagnosed?
What is the prognosis?
What is the risk for other family members or future babies?
What treatments/therapies/medications are recommended or available?
How will my child and our family be impacted?
My pediatrician wants to schedule my child for a Nissen fundoplication and gastrostomy tube placement for tube feedings. I still want to try to teach my child to eat by mouth. What should I do?
My child has episodes of crying and I can’t get her to stop. What can I do?
My daughter used to sleep well, but over the last few months has started awakening many times during the night. She doesn’t seem to be in pain, but won’t go back to sleep.
How severe is my child compared to all of the other children?
How can I provide my child with better communication?
What is the likely cause of my child’s aggressive, self-injurious, or frustrated behaviors?
How can we manage self-injurious or aggressive behaviors in CdLS?
Resources
Information & Support
For Parents and Patients
General
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (Genetics Home Reference)
Excellent, detailed review of condition for patients and families; U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Genetic Testing (CdLS Foundation)
A list of facilities that offer genetic testing for CdLS.
Services in Nevada
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Page Bibliography
Kline AD, Krantz ID, Sommer A, Kliewer M, Jackson LG, FitzPatrick DR, Levin AV, Selicorni A.
Cornelia de Lange syndrome: clinical review, diagnostic and scoring systems, and anticipatory guidance.
Am J Med Genet A.
2007;143A(12):1287-96.
PubMed abstract