Fabrication of feeding plate to an infant with Pierre-Robin syndrome: a case report

سندرم پیرروبین ( THE PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME )

An eighteen month-old infant with Cornelia de Lange syndrome: a case report

Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) is an uncommon multiple congenital anomaly with unknown cause and recurrent risk and may be the result of an inheritance metabolic error. In classical form of the syndrome there is a recognizable facial appearance at birth although in children with mild disease this may be less obvious at birth but become more noticeable over the first three years of life. In t...

Feeding Plate Prosthesis for an Infant with Cleft Lip and Palate: A Case Report

The cleft palate is associated with feeding difficulties, dysfunction of eustachian tube, infection and effusion of middle ear, hearing loss, disorders of speech, dental and orthodontic problems. Feeding plate is a prosthetic aid that is designed to seal the cleft and restore the separation between oral and nasal cavities. This clinical report describes fabrication of feeding plate for neonate ...

Role of SOX9 in the Etiology of Pierre-Robin Syndrome

Objective(s:Cleft lip/palate are common congenital anomalies, affecting approximately 2/1000 live births. Pierre Robin Sequence is a subgroup of the cleft palate population. Chromosomal abnormalities near the SOX9 gene disrupt the regulation of this gene and prevent the SOX9 protein from properly controlling the development of facial structures, which leads to isolated PRS. The present study wa...

The Robin anomalad (Pierre Robin syndrome)--a follow up study.

During a 10-year period 55 patients with the Robin anomalad were admitted to the Liverpool Regional Cleft Palate Units. Fourteen (25%) children died. All deaths were within 3 months of birth. Congenital abnormalities other than mandibular retrognathia and cleft palate were present in 14 (26%) children. Peripheral limb defects were particularly common. Thirty children were recalled and reviewed ...