Tailored management of life-threatening complications related to severe obesity in a young adult with Prader-Willi syndrome

• Hauptverfasser: Min-Sun Kim (Verfasst von), Jiyeon Kim (Verfasst von), Joongbum Cho (Verfasst von), Sung Yoon Cho (Verfasst von), Dong-Kyu Jin (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is characterized by hypotonia, distinctive facial features, hyperphagia, obesity, short stature, hypogonadism, intellectual disability, and behavior problems. Uncontrolled hyperphagia can lead to dangerous food-seeking behavior and with life-threatening obesity. Severe ob...