Cri du Chat Syndrome
Alternate Names : 5p Minus Syndrome, Cat Cry Syndrome, Chromosome 5p Deletion Syndrome
Cri du Chat Syndrome Symptoms & Signs
- high-pitched cry sounds like a cat (for which the syndrome was named)
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low birth weight and slow growth
- small head (microcephaly)
- wide-set eyes (hypertelorism)
- downward slant to the eyes (palpebral fissures)
- small jaw (micrognathia)
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low-set ears (may be malformed)
- skin tags just in front of the ear
- partial webbing or fusing of fingers or toes
- single line in the palm of the hand (simian crease)
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mental retardation
- slow or incomplete development of motor skills
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