Prader-Willi syndrome : development and manifestations /

This book identifies and integrates the latest findings about how best to manage the complex care needs of people with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). The data provided by the Cambridge PWS study, the largest and most rounded cohort studies of PWS in the world, is the basis of this book.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Whittington, Joyce
Corporate Author: Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
Other Authors: Holland, Tony
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Prader-Willi syndrome.
Human chromosome 15 > Abnormalities.
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Syndrome de Prader-Labhart-Willi.
Chromosome 15 > Anomalies.
MEDICAL > Pediatrics.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Children's Health.
Human chromosome 15 > Abnormalities
Prader-Willi syndrome
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Background and historical overview
  • Biological and regulatory mechanisms in PWS
  • The Cambridge PWS project
  • Prevalence, birth incidence and mortality
  • Relationship between genetic and clinical diagnosis
  • Phenotypic differences between the genetic subtypes
  • Cognitive function and attainments
  • The behavioural phenotype of PWS
  • Medical conditions affecting people with PWS
  • Psychiatric illness
  • Obsessions and compulsions
  • Understanding PWS.

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