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ADVANCES IN NEONATAL CARE
Volume 14, Issue 5, Pages 318-321Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000116
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4p deletion; Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome
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Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome is caused by a deletion of a segment on the short arm (p) of chromosome 4. The major features of this disorder include a characteristic facial appearance known as the Greek helmet, delayed growth and development; prenatally and postnatally, intellectual disabilities, and seizures. To provide comprehensive and appropriate nursing and medical care to infants with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, it is imperative to know and understand the disorder. A case study of a 36 weeks' gestational age white-Hispanic male infant with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome is presented with the purpose of increasing clinical knowledge and the implications for the clinical nurse and neonatal nurse practitioner.
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