Chapter Three Flashcards
The Genetics Evaluation and Common Craniofacial Syndromes
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Craniofacial Syndromes
_____are associated with clefting.
Children with clefts often have other _______due to a syndrome (especially with CPO or VPI).
They often involve _________structures and ear.
Many involve malformation of _______.
_____of patients with craniofacial syndromes have DD, LD, neurologic or cognitive disorders.
Hundreds
malformations
oral, pharyngeal, laryngeal
cranium/brain
Half
Craniofacial Anomalies
Effect on communication:
Articulation:
Language:
Resonance:
Articulation—malocclusion, restricted oral cavity, lingual anomalies, VPD, hearing loss, learning problems, and mental disability
Language—hearing loss, learning problems, and mental disability
Resonance—VPD, abnormalities in the shape and size of cavities of the vocal tract
Genetics Evaluation
Prenatal history
Medical history
Developmental history
Feeding history
Family history
Physical examination
Laboratory and imaging studies
Genetic counseling
Psychosocial counseling
Syndrome Identification
Importance for patient care: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Allows providers and caregivers to plan appropriate treatment and have realistic goals
Can anticipate problems through natural history of syndrome
Can determine a recurrence risk
Is important for genetic counseling for family planning
Prenatal History
Prenatal history is important to know.
Exposure to _____can increase risk for craniofacial anomalies.
teratogens
Medical History
Complications _________ must be noted.
Medical history is important for _______and for providing proper ______for older children.
before, during, and after birth
diagnosing a syndrome
treatment
Developmental History
Note __________ in school.
milestones, therapies, and progression
Feeding History
Problems are common in _____who have a cleft palate
Feeding history is important for management of feeding in ______.
infants
older children
Family History
Pedigree—
Create a pedigree of family out to ____generations.
a pictorial representation of family members and their line of descent
four
Physical Examination
Check for _______
Include a ______examination (nonhereditary features).
Examine early and present _____ of the client and family members for similarities.
microcephaly
dysmorphology
photographs
Laboratory studies:
Help make a _____.
Confirm a ______.
Imaging studies:
Identify __________ and _______
diagnosis
clinical suspicion
bone maturation and structural anomalies.
Genetics Scheduling
Educate the family about _____and ______.
Provide ____________, if necessary.
Discuss _____risks.
hereditary factors and development
referrals to school and community services
recurrence
Psychosocial Effects
Patients with craniofacial syndromes often have three fundamental problems:
1.
2.
3.
- They look abnormal.
- They sound abnormal.
- They often have learning problems.
Effects on the Child
Poor self-esteem
Anxiety
Behavioral problems
Social introversion
Effect on Family Members
Strain emotionally and financially
Often causes problems for siblings and marital problems
Dysmorphology
Malformation:
Deformation:
due to a genetic etiology (cleft palate)
Deformation—due to abnormal mechanical forces on an otherwise normal structure (burned in a fire)
Dysmorphology
Amnion:
Amniotic bands:
Amnion—the membrane surrounding the embryo and fetus
Amniotic bands—strands of tissue floating in the amniotic cavity
Can attach to limbs, the head, or other body parts and act as tourniquets
Causes deformations
Syndrome—
Association—
Sequence—
Syndrome—pattern of multiple anomalies that are pathogenically related
Association—a nonrandom occurrence of a pattern of multiple anomalies in two or more individuals that is not a known syndrome or sequence
Sequence—a series of anomalies that result from a single initiating event, anomaly, or mechanical factor
Pierre Robin Sequence
In utero:
Mandible is small or does not grow down and forward
Tongue remains in superior/posterior position
Palatal shelves and velum cannot close because the tongue is in the way
This causes a bell-shaped cleft palate and glossoptosis
Pierre Robin Sequence Triad of characteristics: 1. 2. 3.
Secondary _________ at birth
Micrognathia—small mandible
Glossoptosis—base of tongue retruded in pharynx
Wide bell-shaped cleft palate
airway obstruction
Pierre Robin Sequence
Micrognathia
Can be genetic as part of a syndrome (malformation)
Stickler’s syndrome, velocardiofacial syndrome, etc.
Can be due to __________in utero (deformation)
Multiple babies
Polyhydramnious
external mechanical interference
Pierre Robin Sequence
Early Problems—______
Tongue is _______
Inspiration causes _______
Negative pressure can cause pharyngeal collapse during sleep, resulting in _______
Airway
in the pharyngeal space.
negative pressure.
sleep apnea
Pierre Robin Sequence***
Treatment—Airway
Laying child in prone position
Glossopexy—suturing tongue to bottom lip
Tracheostomy
Distraction osteogenesis: fracture the skull and pull the mandible forward