Adams Oliver Syndrome - Rare But Devastating

This is a rare congenital disease. Adams Oliversuffering from this condition. It is also been noticed
syndrome first came to light back in 1945 andthat there is a lot of variation in the severity of the
fortunately it is a somewhat rare condition. Individualssymptoms between families that are suffering or
suffering from this condition will have several visiblehave family members suffering with it.
signs for example there could be things wrong withThe major common occurrence as far as symptoms
their fingers and toes or the arms and legs may notgo is the variation in abnormalities and most often
be normal. These physical signs will vary quite a bitdoesn't occur the same on both sides. It's the lower
amongst individual people.part of the legs that are affected as opposed to the
Some will only have a mild case while others will beupper. The symptoms could be very minor such as
quite severe. In newborn infants with this condition,missing a toenail or can be very severe such as
the scalp defects are noticeable right at birth. If themissing a whole limb. Other similar symptoms for
condition is really bad one might see that the bonesAdams Oliver syndrome are webbing of the skin of
are defected in the skull plus individuals with thisthe fingers and toes for example.
disease will quite often have malformation of theirThere have been many side effects noted to this
hands, arms, feet and legs. These could becondition such as vascular problems then there have
abnormalities such as short fingers and toes that arebeen some reports of individual suffering from this
really noticeable or not having any hands or lowersyndrome are quite short in stature and in some
legs at all.extremely rare cases mental retardation has been
Along with theses, afflictions there are several otherreported as one of the side effects.
abnormalities that can be present with Adams OliverAs was previously mentioned the treatment for this
syndrome. When it comes to treatment for thisdevastating affliction lies with treating the
disease most of the emphasis is put on the specificabnormalities that the condition causes. The purpose
symptoms that each individual person is sufferingis to increase the quality of life by making every
from.effort to lessen the effects of Adams Oliver
It would seem that there is a high bit possibility ofsyndrome and the restrictions it causes.
having congenital heart disease for those that are