4. What conditions have symptoms similar to DOOR syndrome?Coffin-Siris syndrome; Cooks syndrome; fetal alcohol syndrome, Temple-Baraitser syndrome; Zimmermann-Laband syndrome; and deafness and onychodystrophy, dominant form, are the conditions that have symptoms similar to DOOR syndrome.
5. Is DOOR syndrome fatal?No, DOOR syndrome is a genetic condition that causes physical and mental disability and persons can have normal lifespan. If seizures are severe, lifespan may be affected. In general, the individual leads a normal life with impaired intellectual capacity.
6. Can DOOR syndrome be cured?DOOR syndrome is a genetic lifelong condition and has no cure at present.
7. What is the frequency of permanent hearing loss in newborn babies?One or two newborn babies out of 1000 are affected with permanent hearing loss.