A Weaver Case and Answers to Common Questions

Fatma Rumeysa Gelgi was born in Karabuk, Turkey on 01.01.1997 with 5.9 kg weight and 59 cm height after a 7.5 months of pregnancy stage. She has typical pecularities of Weaver's Syndrome; large birth size, accelerated growth, atypical face view (big ears, big tongue, small chin, almond-shaped eyes), tall in height, big hands and feet, hypertonia, umblical hernia, weak bones and muscles, special skeletal structure and skeletal maturation etc. She was the first occurence of the Weaver's Syndrome in Turkey that is diagnosed in Hacettepe University, Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic. When she was one year old, she had medical surgery, in case she had had ASD (Atrial Septal Defect) and PDA (Patent Ductus Arteriosis)  problems from birth. At the age of 2.5, she had the surgery of Umblical Hernia and because of weakness of bones, her left leg bone (femur) was broken when she fell down from the sofa. After a 3week care, it was recovered.

At the age of 7, she was 1.76 m tall and 65 kg. After 9 months physiotheraphy, she was able to walk with a walker tool now. She has still been under observation of Pediatric Endocrinology and Pediatric Cardiology Department of Marmara University. She was cured for her accelerated growth since September 8, 2003 till May 10, 2006. In the beginning, she was 1.72 m and 60 kg.

Due to Kifoskolyosis at her back, she is still having difficulty while she is sitting. Now, Rumeysa is 11. Medical treatment has been successful and she's not growing anymore. She's 2.04 m tall and about 80 kg. In 2004, she started elementary school (in fact home schooling). She skipped 1st grade and she's in 5th grade now. She's smart and successful in her classes. In addition, she's having physiotheraphy to accomodate her excessive growth and the weak muscles. She likes sight-seeing and computers; especially playing video games and internet. She improved herself in communicating with people as compared to before.