Living With Ring chromosome 20 syndrome
By Dr. Stephen Nelson, MD · · Genetic Medicine
Patients often ask us about ring chromosome 20 syndrome. Here is what our Genetic Medicine clinicians want you to know.
About this topic
Topic: ring chromosome 20 syndrome. A ring chromosome syndrome characterized by recognizable epileptic phenotype with typical EEG pattern, intellectual disability manifesting after seizure onset in otherwise normally developing children, and behavioral changes that has_material_basis_in chromosome 20 fusion into a ring or ring-like structure.
Related care
- adrenergic drug therapy
- tocolytic agent therapy
- glutamatergic pathway modifying agent therapy
- biopsy of gonad
- clinical biochemical geneticist evaluation
- dysmorphology assessment
This article is for general information and does not replace advice from your clinician.