Schinzel-Giedion syndrome

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Schinzel-Giedion syndrome is a congenital neurodegenerative terminal syndrome. First described in 1978 by Dr. Schinzel and Dr. Giedion as a syndrome with severe midface retraction, skull anomalies, renal anomalies (hydronephrosis) and other anomalies (see Clinical Features). Babies born with Schinzel-Giedion syndrome have severe mental retardation, growth retardation (unless fed through a feeding tube) and global developmental delay;

• Schinzel-Giedion.org

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