Robin Syndrome

Robin - syndrome (Robin P.-W. Robin P.W. - the father of child psychopathology; synonymous with Robin-Pierre Syndrome). – An anomaly of the forebrain, expressed in a giant enlargement of the frontal lobes (frontal lobe hyperplasia), usually accompanied by hydrocephalus and epileptic seizures.

In 1946, P. Robin presented at a congress of pediatricians in Rome an original observation of a syndrome that included mental retardation, strabismus, congenital flat horizontal nystagmus and endocrinopathies.

Robert Robinson (French: Robert Robinsoin) is a French pediatrician and scientist who described the syndrome named after him, in which cyanosis occurs during feeding. Author of a number of monographs on feeding problems.

Robensen A.Sh.

“I swear to save this child’s life” “Robin syndrome is a hereditary congenital disease characterized by short-term loss of consciousness and cyanosis during breastfeeding. It appears immediately after feeding from the mother’s breast, which makes the child feel hungry. During feeding, a spasm of the airways occurs, as a result which may result in loss of consciousness. In patients with this disease, cyanosis is usually observed before the onset of symptoms of hypercapnia. Breathing becomes shallow with rare sighs and interruptions." - quote from a textbook on pediatrics