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. 2022 Aug 17;48:147. doi: 10.1186/s13052-022-01316-4

Table 3.

Prevalence of auxological, clinical, pathologic features and therapy in children with DS

Auxological parameters
(percentile)
% Clinical features % Pathology % Therapy % Outcome %
W < 5th 80 Nystagmus 43 Astrocytoma 83 Chemotherapy 49 Survivor 72.5
W/L or W/H or BMI < 5th 96 Vomiting 35 Craniopharyngioma 12.5 Radiotherapy 47 died 24.5
HC > 97th 25 Hyperactivity/happiness 26 Total resection 17
L or H < 5th 4 Visual loss 26 Partial resection 44
L or H > 97th 4 Strabismus 15
Irritability 8
Headache 8
Neurodevelopment delay 7
Anorexia 6
Lethargy 5
Papilledema 3
Seizures 2

W Weight, L Length, H Height, W/L Weight/Length, W/H Weight/Height, BMI Body mass index, HC head circumference