SOTOS SYNDROME

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N., Pam M.S.
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an inherited condition with distinctive facial features, a cerebral disorder, mental retardation, increased birth weight and early growth. Some symptoms can improve with age. Also called cerebral gigantism.

SOTOS SYNDROME: "Sotos syndrome was reported by F. Sotos, a US paediatrician."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME (FAS)
  2. BECKWITH-WIEDEMANN SYNDROME
  3. RUBINSTEIN-TAYBI SYNDROME (RSTS RTS)
  4. TRISOMY 17-18
  5. GENETIC PREDISPOSITION
  6. RENPENNING'S SYNDROME
  7. MATERNAL PKU
  8. KLEEBLATTSCHADEL SYNDROME
  9. SILVER-RUSSELL SYNDROME
  10. PERSON-CENTERED TEAM
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "SOTOS SYNDROME," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/sotos-syndrome/ (accessed October 20, 2021).
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