Everything You Need to Know About Down Syndrome: Overview, Signs and Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment

2.Physical variants in the extremities and other body parts

Physical variants in the extremities and other body parts

The rest of the body also has different changes. For example, patients with Down syndrome have shortened extremities with broad and short hands. You can examine their fingers and realize that the fifth finger is smaller because the middle phalanx is shorter than usual. Similarly, you will also find a longer space than usual between the first toe and the second.