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Which other physical symptoms occur with the Marshall-Smith Syndrome?


Which other physical symptoms occur with the Marshall-Smith Syndrome?

Not all physical symptoms are immediately noticeable in the appearance of someone with MSS. These other physical symptoms are mentioned in the overview below.

Keel bij MSS 
Nose bij MSS Airways (throat, nose, lungs)
Longen bij MSS 

  • Difficulty breathing because of constricted airways
  • Sleep apnoea (breathing intervals during sleep)
  • Higher blood pressure in the capillaries of the lung (pulmonic hypertension)
  • Greater risk of infection of the airways (from a cold to serious pneumonia)

Ears Ears

  • Ear defect
  • Hearing impairment

Botten bij MSS Bones

  • Low bone density (osteopenia) and osteoporosis -> increasing the chance of fractures
  • Sideways curve of the spine (scoliosis)
  • Unnatural curving of the upper back (kyphosis)
  • Different bone maturation: the bones in hand and feet mature faster
  • Pain in the joints (osteoarthritis)

Hersenen bij MSS Brains

  • Developmental delay (both intellectually and motoric)

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