A Clinical Study on Down Syndrome and its Management with Ayurveda

Down syndrome is a commonest autosomal chromosomal disorder caused by an error in cell division resulting the presence of an additional third chromosome 21 or trisomy 21. In this condition extra genetic material causes delays in the mental and physical development. An 8 month female child with the symptoms of unable to neck holding, dribbling of saliva, delay in finding of all motor, sensory and social developments was treated at OPD and IPD of GAM Puri with vata shamaka, brumhana and medhya treatment.After 3 months got demark able results in symptoms like dribbling of saliva, neck holding, sitting with support. Some shaishabiya panchakarma procedures were conducted with the child. Due to many familiar causes with the irregularity of continuation after 6 months the child found remarkable development in fine motor, gross motor, social and language development. Dr. Susmita Panda | Dr. Tikina Padhan | Dr. Sangita Prusty "A Clinical Study on Down Syndrome and its Management with Ayurveda" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-6 , December 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd60096.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/ayurvedic/60096/a-clinical-study-on-down-syndrome-and-its-management-with-ayurveda/dr-susmita-panda