title: What all nurses need to know about Stickler syndrome.
abstract: Stickler syndrome is one of the most common clinical syndromes in Europe although it is also one of the least known and consequently most misidentified. Because Stickler syndrome affects connective tissue, many different symptoms present, from vision to mobility difficulties. This article examines the main symptoms of the syndrome and includes an insightful personal account showing how it affects the whole family.
authors.affiliation: Crichton Royal Hospital, Dumfries.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: Glenn R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Marland
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000451:nursing*; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000451:nursing*; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000451:nursing*; D003638:Deafness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000451:nursing*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D009216:Myopia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000451:nursing*; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome