HEALTH WATCH TABLE — Fragile X Syndrome
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1. Head, eyes, ears, nose, throat | |
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2. Dental | |
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3. Cardiovascular | |
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4. Sleep | |
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5. Gastrointestinal | |
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6. Genitourinary | |
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7. Sexual function | |
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8. Musculoskeletal (MSK) | |
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9. Neurology | |
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10. Behavioral/mental health | |
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11. Endocrine | |
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12. Other | |
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Original tool: ©2011 Surrey Place Centre.
Developed by Forster-Gibson C, Berg J, & Developmental Disabilities Primary Care Initiative Co-editors.
Expert Clinician Reviewers
Thanks to the following clinicians for the review and helpful suggestions.
Developed by Forster-Gibson C, Berg J, & Developmental Disabilities Primary Care Initiative Co-editors.
Expert Clinician Reviewers
Thanks to the following clinicians for the review and helpful suggestions.
- Randi Hagerman, MD
Medical Director, M.I.N.D Institute
Endowed Chair in Fragile X Research, School of Medicine,
University of California, Davis, California - Carlo Paribello, MD
Director, Fragile X Clinic, Surrey Place Centre, Toronto
President and Medical Director, Fragile X Research Foundation of Canada
Modified with permission of Surrey Place Centre. This tool was reviewed and adapted for U.S. use by physicians on the Toolkit’s Advisory Committee; for list, view here.
Additional reviewer was Jeremy M. Veenstra-VanderWeele, M.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Pharmacology; Medical Director, Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD); Director, Fragile X Treatment Research Program; Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville.
Resources
- 8 published Fragile X syndrome health care guidelines reviewed and compared (For full list of references, see http://ddprimarycare.surreyplace.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/HWT_Fragile-X.pdf) Accessed July 2021.
- Fragile X syndrome websites that may be helpful for families and caregivers
- FRAXA Research Foundation
www.fraxa.org. Accessed July 2021.
- The National Fragile X Foundation
www.fragilex.org. Accessed July 2021. - Fragile X Research Foundation of Canada
www.fragilexcanada.ca/index.php?home&lng=en. Accessed July 2021.
- FRAXA Research Foundation
References
- Amiri K, Hagerman RJ, Hagerman PJ. Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome: an aging face of the fragile X gene. Arch Neurol 2008 Jan;65(1):19-25.
- Bourgeois JA, Coffey SM, Rivera SM, Hessl D, Gane LW, Tassone F, et al. A review of fragile X premutation disorders: expanding the psychiatric perspective. J Clin Psychiatry 2009 Jun;70(6):852-62.