1 Antiviral medicines, such as acyclovir, famciclovir, or valacyclovir, to reduce the pain and the duration of shingles. 2  Over-the-counter pain medicines, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen, to help reduce pain during an attack of shingles.
Down's Syndrome: This syndrome has multiple physical effects, but the primary part of the nervous system affected is the brain. Intellectual development will be limited, and so will judgment, attention span, etc. Learning will be slow. For more information: http://tinyurl.Com/3c4rwpl.
Down syndrome affects 1:700 children and alters the child's phenotype either moderately or severely: 1  characteristic facial features, short stature; heart defects. 2  susceptibility to respiratory disease, shorter lifespan. 3  prone to developing early Alzheimer's and leukemia.