Neuropsychological study of Williams and Buran syndrome Methods of diagnosis, psychological, neurological and cognitive characteristics.

Abstract

Williams and Buran syndrome falls within mental retardation, a metabolic disorder in which the infection is rare. It was discovered in 1961 by New Zealand Cardiologist (WILLIAMS YULE), who observed cases of vascular insufficiency in the heart’s nourishing vein and identified common characteristics among the subjects, especially facial deformities. In 1962, researcher BEUREN identified the same symptoms, adding pulmonary vasoconstriction and tooth abnormalities. This year he became known as the Williams and Beuren syndrome. There are more than 200 cases of this syndrome in Algeria, according to the statistics presented by the director of the Algerian Association of Williams and Burran Syndrome in 2009. In this article we will give the most important definitions of this syndrome from different aspects, including the medical neurological perspective, and the most important medical signs The most important physical characteristics and cognitive functions, and finally the school and pedagogic care of this group of children