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Fragile X Syndrome : Symptoms

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Symptoms List

Symptoms could include:
  • Large forehead
  • Poor Eye Contact

Symptoms Overview Articles

Fragile X syndrome
Mental retardation; Large testicles (macro-orchidism) after the beginning of puberty; Large body size; Tendency to avoid eye contact; Hyperactive behavior; Large forehead or ears with a prominent jaw. Family members who have fewer repeats in the F...
Source:ADAM
Date:June 24, 2007
Fragile X syndrome
Individuals with fragile X syndrome appear normal at birth but their development is delayed. Most boys with fragile X syndrome have mental impairment. The severity of mental impairment ranges from learning disabilities to severe mental retardation...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Fragile X Syndrome
For reasons not fully understood, the CGG sequence in the FMR-1 gene can expand through succeeding generations to contain between 54 and 230 repeats. This stage of expansion is called a premutation. People who carry a premutation do not usually ha...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Fragile X Syndrome
Individuals with fragile X syndrome appear normal at birth but their development is delayed. Most boys with fragile X syndrome have mental impairment. The severity of mental impairment ranges from learning disabilities to severe mental retardation...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Fragile X Syndrome
For reasons not fully understood, the CGG sequence in the FMR-1 gene can expand to contain between 54 and 230 repeats. This stage of expansion is called a premutation. People who carry a premutation do not usually have symptoms of fragile X syndro...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Symptom Articles

Hyperactivity
Hyperactivity is a state of too much muscle activity. This term is also used to describe a situation when a particular portion of the body is too active, such as when a gland produces too much of its particular hormone. See also attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) .
Source:ADAM
Date:May 8, 2008
Prognathism
Prognathism is a extension of the jaw (mandible) that occurs when problems in the shape of the face bones cause the teeth to be improperly lined up (misaligned).
Source:ADAM
Date:February 27, 2008
Ask The Doctor (07-12-2007)
One of my testicles is much larger than the other. Is this a concern? Harvey B. Simon, M.D. is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a member of the Health Sciences Technology Faculty at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the founding editor of Harvard Men's Health Watch (www.health.harvard.edu) and the author of six consumer health books, including The Harvard Medical School Guide to Men's Health (Simon and Schuster, 2002) and The No Sweat Exercise Plan. Lose Weight, Get Healthy and Live Longer (McGraw-Hill, 2006). Dr. Simon practices at the Massachusetts General Hospital; he received the London Prize for Excellence in Teaching from Harvard and MIT.
Source:StayWell
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