Living with Intellectual disability, Wolff type
A rare syndrome present from birth with severe intellectual disability, distinct facial features, and differences in the joints, fingers, and mouth.
Understanding Intellectual disability, Wolff type
Facial features include a low hairline, upward-slanting eyes, widely spaced eyes, a broad bulbous nose, and a small lower jaw. Other differences include stiff joints, delayed bone maturation, cleft lip and palate, crossed eyes, short fingertips, and hernias in the groin. It is present from birth.
Signs & symptoms
Symptoms vary from person to person. GARD lists these among the most common:
- Severe intellectual disability
- Cleft lip and palate
- Crossed eyes (strabismus)
- Broad thumbs
- Bulbous nose
- Nail and intestinal differences
Not everyone has every symptom. GARD's list comes from the Human Phenotype Ontology.
Diagnosis
- 1Talk with your doctor
Share the symptoms you've noticed, when they started and your family health history. Notes and photos can help.
- 2See a specialist
Specialists who may be involved include brain and nervous system specialists and genetic specialists.
- 3Ask which tests can help
Your care team will decide which exams and tests can confirm the diagnosis.
Care & treatment
- Care team
- Brain and nervous system specialists (neurologists); Genetic specialists (geneticists)
- Expert care
- Ask about multidisciplinary care centers for rare conditions
- Treatment
- GARD doesn't list specific treatments for this condition. Your care team will tailor care to your symptoms.
- Research
- Clinical trials and observational studies may be options. See the research section below.
General information, not medical advice. Your care team makes the decisions.
Everyday life
Living with a rare condition is easier with support.
- Connect with rare disease patient organizations for support
- Keep notes on symptoms, changes and questions for appointments
- Ask about patient registries that help research
- Look into financial aid and travel resources for care visits
Quick facts
GARD doesn't describe a cause for this condition yet.
Also known as: intellectual disability wolff type; wolff zimmermann syndrome; wolff-zimmermann syndrome
Patient organizations
Rare-disease groups that can help
- Global GenesRare Diseases · United States
- National Organization for Rare DisordersRare Diseases · United States
- Genetic AllianceRare Diseases · United States
- RARE FoundationRare Diseases · United States
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