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1 0 obj He had low copper and ceruloplasmin levels; however, his 24‐hr urine copper test for Wilson's disease was normal. He receives support for clinical drug trials involving people with Down syndrome from Hoffmann‐La Roche, Inc. The deterioration of mind and man has been very rapid and abrupt, even precipitous during the last fifteen years. Different psychopharmacologic trials, which were discontinued due to undesirable outcomes, included (i) bupropion and trazodone (for disturbed sleep) along with olanzapine, aripiprazole, and ziprasidone which were added individually and sequentially; (ii) lithium and trazodone; and (iii) high dose lorazepam up to 14 mg/day and trazodone. Their decline typically involves intellectual deterioration, a loss of skills of daily living, and prominent behavioral changes. Many of our patients had positive results during their medical evaluation; however, treatment of these conditions did not lead to resolution of their deterioration. He remained agitated, tearful, psychotic, and paranoid on lithium and lost his ability to complete all activities of daily living. Diabetes mellitus has been suggested to be a contributor to a precipitous decompensation. application/pdf �m/�8u�nz�V�ǆ��,?x�G��ZYR��&j��a��l�V@ �/��fLN�Km�I��ݭ��OnU^�y�Ȋ�rS ��L�Q㥻L�u�y�;�U��'�ۀ��B�Zb� >|��v+Uͤ��~? <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB]/XObject<>>>/Type/Page>> Laboratory testing beyond the first tier should be reserved for cases where first‐tier diagnoses have been ruled out and there is still clinical suspicion for an organic etiology of neuropsychiatric disease. Finally, on June 30 th, 1916, the long hours, terrible environmental conditions, and exposure to the sick took their toll. He wears eyeglasses to correct myopia and takes a daily medication for chronic constipation. deterioration currently experienced in the health sector is directly attributable to long years of kleptocratic repressive military dictatorship and widespread corruption and mismanagement of 16 0 obj 5 became more and more over-crowded. I see no need at present for him to go into care so the meds have done the trick. He also had a normal echocardiogram. <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB]/XObject<>>>/Type/Page>> This process did not go smoothly. During 2013, Dr. Kariger consulted with 6 physicians concerning the patient’s mental status and held 2 family meetings at which Mr. Lambert’s wife, Rachel, his parents, and 8 siblings were present. This included worsening hearing loss, vision changes, diabetes mellitus type 1, untreated obstructive sleep apnea, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, celiac disease, and blood disorders. Prior to his clinical decline, he was happy and successful in a full inclusion program from elementary school through high school. Our initial differential diagnosis included pathology that causes or might worsen subacute psychiatric symptoms in young adults with an emphasis on those that are more prevalent in people with Down syndrome. Figure 1. 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A small percentage of adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome experience a rapid and unexplained deterioration in cognitive, adaptive, and behavioral functioning. Medical costs should also be carefully considered in clinical decision‐making. Currently, there is no standardized work‐up available to evaluate these patients or treat them. Of course, he is well known for his six marriages, beheading two wives, his obsession with a male heir and the break away from Rome. Prior to onset, no history of autism spectrum disorder, infantile spasms, seizure disorder, or significant psychopathology. During this same year, his sister returned to college, and his favorite character from a television show died both on the show and in real life. As the Jewish massacres raged through his land, Duke Albrecht of Austria at first objected to the attacks but later succumbed to the pressure and threats from the mob and local rulers. A 19‐year‐old man with DS presented with 1.5 years of clinical deterioration, including a precipitous loss of functioning over the previous 2 months. He had difficulty sleeping, experienced a loss of appetite, and lost eight pounds within a year. Prison officials did not respond to a request for comment. to Iraq and impressed on Dr Omotayo that his life might be in danger. Theydid nothavebronchial asthma and wesuggest that this pattern of deterioration may occur occasionally in patients before they attend hospital with the symptoms of chronic bronchitis. 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In some cases, patients experience aggression toward others, apparent psychosis, or signs of catatonia [Devenny and Matthews, 2011]. When he visited our Program, his parents were distressed about his accelerated clinical decline and behavioral changes. All were ultimately discontinued due to side effects including tearfulness, agitation, tics, and difficulty with sleep. <>stream A possible reasoning maybe that the patient, to an extent, maintained his airway until the compromise became too severe or till he became fatigued. [L. deterior, worse] endobj Not only is this rapid deterioration seen in regards to the past few years (2017 was far worse than 2014), it’s also significantly worse when millennials are compared to generation X’ers. (1) “Accident” means an unexpected or unforeseen actual, identifiable, precipitous event happening suddenly or violently, with or without human fault, and directly producing at the time objective findings of an injury which is more than simply a gradual deterioration or progressive degeneration. Enter your email address below and we will send you your username, If the address matches an existing account you will receive an email with instructions to retrieve your username, This clinical report highlights the challenges involved in diagnosing, evaluating, and treating patients with DS who have experienced this rapid, unexplained clinical deterioration. He did not improve significantly with high‐dose lorazepam. uuid:b9072a10-1dd1-11b2-0a00-b80000000000 2021-04-06T09:40:02-07:00 Collaboration among healthcare providers by adding clinical reports, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment to the scant literature, is crucial to improving outcomes for these patients. In recent years, a small number of providers have described young adults with Down syndrome (DS) who abruptly deviated from their normal developmental trajectory and experienced unexplained, rapid clinical deterioration. To ensure that a patient with DS did not have an identifiable organic cause for their symptoms, we have applied a tiered series of tests that we assembled based on our review of the literature and communication with experts in the field (Table I). Henry Meyer. endobj Dr. Skotko is the Co‐Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Down Syndrome Program and occasionally gets remunerated from Down syndrome non‐profit organizations for speaking engagements about Down syndrome. Use the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Concurrent to this workup, we referred him to a psychiatrist who specializes in treating individuals with neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders across the lifespan. The threat to his health increased in severity as No. <> In other situations, his eyes darted around the room while he searched to answer a question. “Given all of the circumstances known to us, the sharp deterioration of his health can only cause extreme concern,” Volkov said. He had tympanostomy tubes placed three times, and he now wears hearing aids bilaterally for sensorineural hearing loss. Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group USA. His parents described his high school experience as “seamless and full of activity and proper supports.”. When lay people or psychiatric professionals refer to the mess or disaster created by deinstitutionalization, they are usually referring to several events. This sudden process often involves loss of daily living skills, cognitive decline, psychomotor slowing, disordered sleep, loss of speech, unintentional weight loss, uncharacteristic anxiety, depression and/or mood lability, and new‐onset or worsening repetitive thoughts and behaviors [Prasher, 2002; Devenny and Matthews, 2011; Worley et al., 2014]. This can tilt the elderly person into a precipitous decline in well-being. Brian G. Skotko, MD, MPP, Down Syndrome Program, Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, 185 Cambridge Street, Room 2.222, Boston, MA 02114. Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, Down Syndrome Program, Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. 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