Prader - Willi Syndrome

Authors

  • Luiz Agenor Gazzi CCMB/PUC-SP
  • Lucas Tadeu Moura CCMB/PUC-SP
  • Daniel Fernando Pellegrino Santos Hospital do Coração - São Paulo
  • Fabio Camilo Pellegrino Santos Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia
  • Miguel Martins Estaregui
  • Marta Wey Vieira CCMB/PUC-SP
  • Sergio Santos CCMB/PUC-SP

Keywords:

obesity, morbid obesity, Prader-Willi syndrome.

Abstract

ABSTRACT The Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) occours due to a defect, silencing or deletion of critical strain on the patern cromossome in loci 15q11-12 and is clinically presented by food hunting, hyperfagia and morbidity obesity during childhood. This article reports a clinical case of an adolescent with PWS admitted on a medical Spa for obesity treatment and offers a brief review for the key points of syndrome, its diagnosis and last updates on the clinical support.

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Author Biographies

Luiz Agenor Gazzi, CCMB/PUC-SP

Acadêmico do curso de Medicina CCMB/PUC-SP

Lucas Tadeu Moura, CCMB/PUC-SP

Residente em Clínica Médica CCMB/PUC-SP

Daniel Fernando Pellegrino Santos, Hospital do Coração - São Paulo

Médico do Hospital do Coração - São Paulo

Fabio Camilo Pellegrino Santos, Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia

Residente em Marcapasso - Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia

Miguel Martins Estaregui

Médico do Spa Med - Sorocaba

Marta Wey Vieira, CCMB/PUC-SP

Professora do Depto. de Medicina CCMB/PUC-SP

Sergio Santos, CCMB/PUC-SP

Professor do Depto. de Medicina CCMB/PUC-SP

Published

2008-07-01

How to Cite

Gazzi, L. A., Moura, L. T., Santos, D. F. P., Santos, F. C. P., Estaregui, M. M., Vieira, M. W., & Santos, S. (2008). Prader - Willi Syndrome. Revista Da Faculdade De Ciências Médicas De Sorocaba, 10(2), 20–23. Retrieved from https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/RFCMS/article/view/438

Issue

Section

Case Report