Question
How should Down syndrome be treated?
Answer
Since there are still no medications invented to improve the intelligence of individuals with intellectual disabilities, the treatment of Down syndrome mainly focuses on guidance. However, diseases that often accompany the syndrome, such as respiratory system infections and intestinal obstruction, need to be addressed. Down syndrome, also known as trisomy 21 syndrome, mongolism, or Down syndrome, is one of the most common birth defect diseases in children caused by chromosomal abnormalities. As the name implies, the disease is caused by congenital factors and has a special phenotype of intellectual disability. Birth defect diseases are influenced by the genetic genes of the parents themselves and belong to factors that current human medicine cannot change.