Joyce Whittington

Prader-Willi Syndrome (eBook, PDF)

Development and Manifestations

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is associated with an assortment of physical, behavioural and cognitive abnormalities which create a broad range of care needs. Information about the syndrome is spread across a variety of disciplines. In this book the authors seek to identify and provide the latest findings about how best to manage the complex medical, nutritional, psychological, educational, social and therapeutic needs of people with PWS. Their approach is an integrated one, centred on the PWS phenotype. Both authors have been involved in the Cambridge PWS study, which is the largest and most rounded of the cohort studies of PWS anywhere in the world. The unique data it provides is the basis of this book.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511192647
• Artikelnr.: 38210219

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. Background: PWS, Why, What, and How To Investigate: 1. Background and historical overview
2. Biological and regulatory mechanisms in PWS
3. The Cambridge PWS project
Part II. PWS Prevalence, Phenotypic Functioning and Characteristics: 4. Prevalence, birth incidence and mortality
5. Relationship between genetic and clinical diagnosis
6. Phenotypic differences between the genetic subtypes
7. Cognitive function and attainments
8. The behavioural phenotype of PWS
9. Medical conditions affecting people with PWS
10. Psychiatric illness
11. Obsessions and compulsions
Part III. Minor Findings, Some Conclusions and Future Directions: 12. Understanding PWS
Index.