Ehlers Danlos syndrome (EDS): management
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Ehlers Danlos syndrome (EDS): management. Echocardiogram, Genetic analysis, Prenatal diagnosis, Skin biopsy. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Investigations
- Echocardiogram
- Genetic analysis
- Prenatal diagnosis
- Skin biopsy
Annual surveillance
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Lifestyle modification
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Physical treatments
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Drug treatments
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Treatment of comorbidities
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References
- Byers PH, Belmont J, Black J, et al. Diagnosis, natural history, and management in vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 2017; 175:40-47.
- Malfait F, Wenstrup RJ, De Paepe A. Clinical and genetic aspects of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classic type. Genet Med 2010; 12:597-605.
- Gensemer C, Burks R, Kautz S, Judge DP, Lavallee M, Norris RA. Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndromes: complex phenotypes, challenging diagnoses, and poorly understood causes. Dev Dyn 2021; 250:318-344.
- Chopra P, Tinkle B, Hamonet C, et al. Pain management in the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 2017; 175:212-219.
