ROHHAD syndrome without rapid-onset obesity: A diagnosis challenge

• Main Authors: Blandine Desse (Author), Antoine Tran (Author), Mathilde Butori (Author), Sarah Marchal (Author), Michael Afanetti (Author), Sébastien Barthélemy (Author), Etienne Bérard (Author), Elisabeth Baechler (Author), Stéphane Debelleix (Author), Marie-Emilie Lampin (Author), Julie Macey (Author), Bruno Massenavette (Author), Julie Harvengt (Author), Ha Trang (Author), Lisa Giovannini-Chami (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundROHHAD syndrome (Rapid-onset Obesity with Hypothalamic dysfunction, Hypoventilation and Autonomic Dysregulation) is rare. Rapid-onset morbid obesity is usually the first recognizable sign of this syndrome, however a subset of patients develop ROHHAD syndrome without obesity. The prevalence...