(1) In the initial descriptions of the elfin-facies-syndrome by Williams and Beuren, supravalvular aortic stenosis was considered to be a constant feature of the syndrome, combined with retardation of mental and physical development, dentition anomalies and the peculiar face.
(2) These observations suggest that hypercalcemia may be the consequence of abnormal synthesis or degradation of 1,25-(OH)2D in children with the elfin facies syndrome.
(3) Plasma 1,25 (OH)2D levels were higher than those found in three children (16 to 60 months old) with the elfin facies syndrome and no hypercalcemia (42 to 71 pg per milliliter) and eight children (1 to 36 months old) with hypercalcemia and no dysmorphy (12 to 140 pg per milliliter), including two children with vitamin D intoxication.
(4) Elfin and nimble, Clare had seemingly boundless energy.
(5) Perhaps it’s the accent; maybe it’s the elfin grin.
(6) Williams syndrome is a rare anomaly consisting of idiopathic hypercalcemia that is normally accompanied by aortic stenosis, moderate mental retardation, and a characteristic elfin face.
(7) Three cases had mental retardation and "elfin" face (SAS with specific psychophysical syndrome), the rest had a normal psyco-physical state without family antecedents (sporadic SAS).
(8) Joanne Purdie had her first child, Holly Elfin, without medical assistance on the barge where she lives.
(9) Two male black patients, 18 and 12-year-old, with mental retardation and typical elfin face, presented with severe supravalvular aortic stenosis, thus characterizing Williams's or aortic supravalvular stenosis syndrome.
(10) Hypercalcemia in the three children with elfin facies was controlled by a low-calcium diet.
(11) His brother also had the typical phenotypic features of the elfin facies.
(12) LucasFilm said Irvin Kershner, who directed The Empire Strikes Back, would "note that Freeborn quite literally put himself into Yoda, as the Jedi master's inquisitive and mischievous elfin features had more than a passing resemblance to Freeborn himself".
(13) Until recently Cooper looked like a schoolgirl, rosy-cheeked and elfin, but having just turned 40 she now looks more like a school teacher - while she can sometimes seem detached, the impression is more of cerebral distraction than any lack of warmth.
(14) Morrissey, guarded at first, soon warms to the challenge of self-analysis and with the mop-topped, slightly elfin Marr, exudes a confidence in the strength and resilience of the Smiths that is unquestionably honest.
(15) With more extensive recognition and reporting of this "severe" subgroup, the diagnostic constellation of IIH, mental deficiency, elfin face, and supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS) evolved as WS.
(16) This paper describes the planning, implementation, use, and evaluation of a group for parents of children with Williams elfin facies syndrome in an interdisciplinary health care setting.
(17) In 2007, the elfin and perky 18-year-old Thomas Neuwirth came second in the Austrian TV talent show Starmania .
(18) Beuren-Williams syndrome is characterized by elfin face, mental retardation in addition to cardiovascular lesions, which consist in supravalvular aortic stenosis and peripheral pulmonary stenosis.
(19) In person, she’s warm and candid, with a wry, wicked sense of humour and elfin looks.
(20) The grizzled Scots actor Brian Cox, then living in New York, and the more elfin Alan Cumming, another US exile, were sent on stage, as was the folk singer Dougie MacLean, to perform his nationalist anthem Caledonia in a duet with a young Glaswegian indie singer Lou Hickey.