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Always Seen/Consistent (100%)

• Developmental delay, functionally severe( failure to match developmental milestones of other children)
• Profound speech impairment, none or minimal use of words; receptive and non-verbal communication skills higher than verbal ones
• Movement or balance disorder(tremulous movement of limbs, stiffness and jerkiness in limbs), ataxia of gait and/or tremulous movement of limbs
• Behavioral uniqueness: any combination of frequent laughter/smiling,easily excitable personality,apparent happy demeanor ,often with hand flapping movements; short attention span and hyperactivityFrequent (more than 80%)

Frequent/Usually Seen (more than 80%)

• Small head size – often by age two years; *Seizures – onset usually before three years of age; *Abnormal EEG (brain wave pattern irregularity).
• Abnormal EEG, characteristic pattern with large amplitude slow-spike waves
• Seizures, onset usually < 3 years of age

Associated/Frequent (20 – 80%)

• Hyperactive tendon reflexes
• Hypo pigmented skin, light hair and eye colour (compared to family), a feature in deletion cases
• Tongue thrusting; suck/swallowing disorders
• ??Strabismus
• Feeding problems during infancy
• Uplifted, flexed arms during walking
• Prominent mandible
• Increased sensitivity to heat
• Wide mouth, wide-spaced teeth
• Sleep disturbance
• Flat back of head(Flat occiput)
• Attraction to/fascination with water
• Excessive chewing/mouthing behaviors
• Frequent drooling, protruding tongue

This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 21st, 2007 at 11:34 am and is filed under Angelman Syndrome.