https://padlet.com/kylierobinson1604/eplnzvta4bdu By: Charlee Turner and Kylie Robinson en-us 2019-03-03 17:40:07 UTC 2026-02-26 20:13:55 UTC hello@padlet.com kylierobinson1604 https://padlet.com/kylierobinson1604/eplnzvta4bdu/wish/337251109 Name of disorder: Patau Syndrome 
Discovery: It was first observed by Thomas Bartholin in 1657, but was ascertained by Dr. Klaus Patau in 1960]]> 2019-03-03 17:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kylierobinson1604/eplnzvta4bdu/wish/337251109 kylierobinson1604 https://padlet.com/kylierobinson1604/eplnzvta4bdu/wish/337251697 Patau Syndrome occurs when an additional chromosome is added to Trisomy 13. Prenatal screening test and pregnancy ultrasounds can reveal possible chromosome conditions but only a genetic test can provide a diagnosis.]]> 2019-03-03 17:57:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kylierobinson1604/eplnzvta4bdu/wish/337251697 kylierobinson1604 https://padlet.com/kylierobinson1604/eplnzvta4bdu/wish/337253286 In Patau Syndrome they can form abnormally small head, birth defect with intestinal organs outside of body, cleft lip, extra fingers and toes, low-set ears, low birth weight. Things such as failure to thrive, episodes of no breathing, seizures, and heart murmurs can happen to the body. Mentally it causes severe intellectual disabilities. ]]> 2019-03-03 18:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kylierobinson1604/eplnzvta4bdu/wish/337253286 kylierobinson1604 https://padlet.com/kylierobinson1604/eplnzvta4bdu/wish/337253769 The statstics are very rare with fewer than 20,000 cases per year in the US. It usually affects babies (0-2 years) with older ages being much more rare. Most infants don’t live past their first week of life with Patau Syndrome. ]]> 2019-03-03 18:12:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kylierobinson1604/eplnzvta4bdu/wish/337253769 kylierobinson1604 https://padlet.com/kylierobinson1604/eplnzvta4bdu/wish/337254084 Treatments consist of therapy and supportive care. Treatment though can vary from child to child. The therapy focuses on reliving symptoms and managing complications. Tracheotomy is a medical procedure used that surgically creates a hole in the neck leading to the windpipe; often used to insert a breathing tube. ]]> 2019-03-03 18:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kylierobinson1604/eplnzvta4bdu/wish/337254084 caturner3 https://padlet.com/kylierobinson1604/eplnzvta4bdu/wish/338193155 trisomy 13 causes severe intellectual disabilities and many physical abnormalities, such as congenital heart defects.]]> 2019-03-06 00:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kylierobinson1604/eplnzvta4bdu/wish/338193155 caturner3 https://padlet.com/kylierobinson1604/eplnzvta4bdu/wish/338194539 2019-03-06 00:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kylierobinson1604/eplnzvta4bdu/wish/338194539