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B Weisskopf

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Yq- in a child with livedo reticularis, snub nose, microcephaly, and profound mental retardation.

A child with terminal deletion of the long arm of the Y chromosome (Yq--) presented with marked livedo reticularis, snub nose, microcephaly, short stature, and other dysmorphic features. He was profoundly mentally retarded. Most of the patients with Yq- have been reported as having varying dysmorphic features, mental retardation, and short stature. This child, in addition to the above, has livedo reticularis and microcephaly. He was of normal birthweight and, therefore, does not come into the syndrome of microcephaly, snub nose, livedo reticularis, and low birthweight dwarfism. Further information on Yq- should be obtained to ascertain if consistent patterns of abnormalities exist.

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Behavioral correlates in the happy puppet syndrome: a characteristic profile?

Nine children with the "happy puppet" syndrome are presented here and 19 previously reported cases are reviewed. A characteristic psychological profile is suggested by the children's "unfocused" activities and inconsistent responsiveness to their surroundings. Behavioral characteristics are atypical for mental age and do not appear to represent unusual seizure equivalents. Recognition of such non-adaptive behavior may be of importance in selecting specific treatment and management techniques to modify the characteristics of this syndrome at an early age.

Child Behavior Disorders↗

An unusual case of short limbed dwarfism and thoracic dystrophy with normal spine, hands and feet.

We report an unusual form of chondrodystrophy identified in a female infant at birth. She was severely delayed developmentally and expired at one year of age. The dwarfism was characterized by brachymelia, dysmorphic features and unusual radiologic findings of the extremities and thorax. The spine, hand and foot X-rays were normal. The clinical and radiologic manifestations are unique and unrelated to other described entities.

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Macrodactyly and epidermal nevus.

A case is presented of a child with the two congenital anomalies of macrodactyly and epidermal nevus. Macrodactyly was noted at birth; nevus unius lateris became apparent at three months. The chance association of these two rare anomalies as individual sporadic occurrences is exceedingly unlikely. The case is presented as a possible syndrome entity, if other case documentation exists.

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