Waardenburg's syndrome: disabilities and physical features, association with academic achievement and social relations

Authors

  • Fidel Castro Pérez Especialista de Segundo Grado en Otorrinolaringología. Máster en Atención integral al niño. Profesor Auxiliar. Investigador Agregado. Policlínico Universitario Dr. "Ernesto Guevara de la Serna". Sandino.
  • José Guillermo Guillermo Sanabria Negrín Especialista de Segundo Grado en Histología. Dr. en Ciencias Biológicas. Profesor e Investigador Auxiliar. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río.
  • Marisela Torres Capote Licenciada en Educación, Especialista en Inglés. Máster en Ciencias de la Educación. Asistente. Policlínico Universitario Dr. "Ernesto Guevara de la Serna". Sandino.
  • Rolando Jesús Iviricu Tielves Especialista de Primer Grado en Oftalmología. Profesor Auxiliar. Hospital General Docente "Abel Santamaría Cuadrado".
  • Heidy González Serrano Licenciada en Psicología. Instructora. Policlínico Universitario Dr. "Ernesto Guevara de la Serna". Sandino.

Keywords:

Waardenburg's syndrome/complications.

Abstract

Introduction: Waardenburg's syndrome is a rare entity, having a certain degree of disability when sensorineural hypoacusis and visual disability appear. A family of 26 carriers (all them alive) of Waardenburg's syndrome who lives in Sandino municipality, Pinar del Rio province was detected.
Objective: to determine the possible association of disabilities with academic achievement and social relations among these subjects.
Material and method: an observational, cross-sectional and descriptive case-study was carried out with people belonging to a family suffering from Waardenburg's syndrome in Sandino municipality.
Results: this research incorporates important aspects of Waardenburg's syndrome not previously described; which offer the possibility of showing them in a new way to improve and update knowledge of this entity.
Conclusions: hearing disabilities together with physical features were the main difficulties to find a job and to perform it efficiently in people suffering from Waardenburg's syndrome.

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2012-12-17

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Castro Pérez F, Sanabria Negrín JGG, Torres Capote M, Iviricu Tielves RJ, González Serrano H. Waardenburg’s syndrome: disabilities and physical features, association with academic achievement and social relations. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2012 Dec. 17 [cited 2025 Aug. 30];16(6):15-23. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/993

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Vol. 16 No. 6 (2012)

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