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Treatment for Down Syndrome

 Since down syndrome is a condition associated with chromosomal abnormality there is no cure. However, treatments for down syndrome could address the other problems that rear their heads owing to the condition itself; namely, cataracts and other eye problems, hearing problems, seizures, problems with the bones and so on. This can be achieved through regular check-ups, medications (if any), and surgical intervention (in the case of cataract), as well as through therapies for down syndrome. Occupational therapy and physical therapy is recommended for down syndrome patients. 

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References

1. Melissa A. Davidson, Primary Care for Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome, Pediatric Clinics of North America, Volume 55, Issue 5, October 2008, Pages 1099-1111, ISSN 0031-3955, 10.1016/j.pcl.2008.07.001.
2. Iris Teresa Schapira, Alejandra María Ferrari, Norma Aspres, Ana Belén Guardiol, Ana Inés Antoniutti, Roxana Bedacarratz, Down Syndrome: An Assessment of Infant Psychomotor Development and Its Impact on Social and Familial Integration, International Medical Review on Down Syndrome, Volume 11, Issue 1, March 2007, Pages 2-8, ISSN 2171-9748, 10.1016/S2171-9748(07)70043-0.
3. D.J. Fidler, Down Syndrome, In: Editors-in-Chief:  Marshall M. Haith and Janette B. Benson, Editor(s)-in-Chief, Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development, Academic Press, San Diego, 2008, Pages 422-429, ISBN 9780123708779, 10.1016/B978-012370877-9.00053-0