conclusions parents were blood relatives in 33 (33%) of the patient cases, which is a very high rate. therefore, non-random mating is an important issue in developing countries that needs more attention results 100 patients with down syndrome and congenital heart disease were evaluated; 52 were female (52%) and 48 were male (48%). the average birth weight of the subjects was 2745 ± 523 (mean ± ...

Objectives:  This  study  aimed  to  examine  the  effectiveness  of  life  skills  training  on  quality  of  life  in mothers of children with Down syndrome.  Methods:  This  research  was  done  as  a  semi-experimental  with  pre-post  test &nbs...

Introduction :Down syndrome is the most prevalent abnormal chromosomal disorder in human and the best known genetic cause of mental retardation which lays the foundations for physical and congenital defects and abnormalities. Abnormal behaviors of children with Down syndrome impair their mother's self-efficacy. The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of reality therapy on gene...

Objectives: Reading is a language skill based on visual modality which recently is addressed as a facilitator of expressive language in children with Down syndrome. The aim was designing a whole word reading protocol and examining its effects on the language skills of children with Down syndrome. Methods: A whole word reading protocol was developed and was examined through a single-subject s...

Objectives: Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes many problems for the affected person and his or her family. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of resilience training on the stress of mothers of students with Down syndrome. Methods: This study is a non-randomized clinical trial conducted on 36 mothers of students with Down syndrome studying at Shahid Rajaieh School, ...

background:  pericardial effusion (pe) in down syndrome (ds) patients  usually occur s   secondary to hypothyroidism,  but  we have   no  report of massive pericardial effusion in   euthyroid   down syndrome patient with  supravalvar  pulmonary stenosis . case presentation:  we  report ed   an   11-month-old  male with down syndrome   with  massive  pericardial  effusion that  had conservative ...