{"id":3413,"date":"2021-04-05T17:42:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T16:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/?page_id=3413"},"modified":"2021-05-12T13:41:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T12:41:49","slug":"understanding-your-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/es\/understanding-your-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Comprender su diagn\u00f3stico"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3413\" class=\"elementor elementor-3413\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92c1a5d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92c1a5d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4be0c6c\" data-id=\"4be0c6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-241727f elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"241727f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;,&quot;h6&quot;],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__241727f\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M500 975V858C696 858 858 696 858 500S696 142 500 142 142 304 142 500H25C25 237 238 25 500 25S975 237 975 500 763 975 500 975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3976aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3976aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6896f8\" data-id=\"d6896f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-352bf06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"352bf06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a220948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a220948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Ring Chromosome 20 Syndrome one of the two copies of chromosome 20 has formed a ring rather than the typical linear\u00a0chromosome structure. Why the tips of the chromosome join together to form the ring is not understood and how the formation of the ring affects the function of genes packaged on chromosome 20 is also not understood. The consequence of the ring formation is a difficult to control epilepsy, typically with onset in early childhood and associated with intellectual disability and behaviour problems which may be progressive. Sometimes the behavioural problems may present before the epilepsy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2187e87\" data-id=\"2187e87\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15b1188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15b1188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/brain-2062057_1920-q9nchr0o16dkrpbv5sl12jnz5obaupknntuml6kbz4.jpg\" title=\"Power of the Brain\" alt=\"Power of the Brain\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-874029f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"874029f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e1a9b2\" data-id=\"4e1a9b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ce7d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9ce7d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1499\" src=\"https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Diagnosing-r20.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3321\" alt=\"Epilepsy testing picture from Life with r(20) syndrome\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Diagnosing-r20.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Diagnosing-r20-scaled-600x351.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Diagnosing-r20-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Diagnosing-r20-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Diagnosing-r20-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Diagnosing-r20-1536x900.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Diagnosing-r20-2048x1199.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Diagnosing-r20-16x9.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-111b9fd\" data-id=\"111b9fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac2ffae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac2ffae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Epilepsy testing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-615b57e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"615b57e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Typical tests to confirm an epilepsy diagnosis include: electroencephalogram (<strong><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips1'>EEG<\/span><\/strong>), Magnetic resonance imaging (<strong>MRI<\/strong>) and an epilepsy gene panel test (<strong>blood test<\/strong>) to screen for known epilepsy causing genes. The results of these tests are considered alongside the patient\/carer description of any seizures experienced &#8211; when and where the seizure occurred, what the seizure episode looked like, how did the person recover, how often have these seizures occurred.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3362300 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3362300\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b88e1b6\" data-id=\"b88e1b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e368d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e368d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diagnosing r(20) syndrome<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b94875 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b94875\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">The diagnosis of r(20) syndrome is often delayed because physicians may not consider checking <strong><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips0'>Chromosomes<\/span><\/strong> in people who have no intellectual disability before the epilepsy begins. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">Another reason for diagnostic delay is that modern methods of testing for chromosome abnormalities, such as chromosome microarray, are better at picking up small changes in <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips0'>Chromosomes<\/span> but can miss the formation of rings. An older test (a <strong>karyotype<\/strong> test) where the <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips0'>Chromosomes<\/span> are looked at under a microscope must be requested to diagnose the condition.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-441ff96\" data-id=\"441ff96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfdb27a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cfdb27a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/thisisengineering-raeng-bcqDxjddPGk-unsplash-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3195\" alt=\"Testing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/thisisengineering-raeng-bcqDxjddPGk-unsplash-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/thisisengineering-raeng-bcqDxjddPGk-unsplash-scaled-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/thisisengineering-raeng-bcqDxjddPGk-unsplash-scaled-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7172af4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7172af4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-977a304\" data-id=\"977a304\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a48b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15a48b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mosaic-head-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3453\" alt=\"Mosaic Head\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mosaic-head-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mosaic-head-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mosaic-head-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mosaic-head.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc387a9\" data-id=\"cc387a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72cbffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72cbffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mosaic or non-mosaic?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-827d9c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"827d9c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not all the cells in the body may have a ring chromosome. When only a percentage of cells have a ring chromosome 20 this is called <strong>mosaicism<\/strong>. In general, a higher proportion of abnormal cells is associated with earlier age of onset of seizures, but this not true for everyone. If all the cells in the body have a ring chromosome 20 (<strong>non-mosaic<\/strong>) the individual tends to be more severely affected.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d12ff2 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d12ff2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcfa553\" data-id=\"dcfa553\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb74f41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb74f41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is r(20) syndrome inherited?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2417175 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2417175\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>r(20) syndrome is not usually inherited, but affected individuals should seek genetic counselling if wishing to start a family of their own.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6bd19c\" data-id=\"d6bd19c\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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