Management/Treatment
The outcome of this disease is dependent on the severity of the cardiac defects. About 1 in 3 children with this disease died due to cardiac manifestations early in childhood. About 1/3 of children required shunting for the hydrocephaly. Surgery is often required to repair malformations. Patients with growth-hormone deficiency require growth hormone therapy. Some children required extra assistance due to their retarded psychomotor and speech development.
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