The syndrome is associated with intellectual disability, low muscle tone (hypotonia), characteristic facial features, constipation, Hirschsprung disease (an intestinal condition), epilepsy, short stature, small head (microcephalus) as well as malformations of the heart, brain, genitals, urinary tract and eyes.
An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) is an intense burst of electromagnetic (EM) energy caused by an abrupt, rapid acceleration of charged particles, usually electron s. An EMP can contain energy components over a large part of the EM spectrum , from very-low-frequency ( VLF ) radio to ultraviolet ( UV ) wavelength s. A lightning strike produces a localized EMP that gives rise to large electrical current s in nearby wires.
In nuclear EMP all of the components of the electromagnetic pulse are generated outside of the weapon. For high-altitude nuclear explosions, much of the EMP is generated far from the detonation (where the gamma radiation from the explosion hits the upper atmosphere).