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Cognition and behavior in pre-pubertal children with Prader-Willi syndrome and associations with sleep-related breathing disorders.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Dec 2008
Festen Dederieke A M, Wevers Maaike, de Weerd Al W, van den Bossche Renilde A S, Duivenvoorden Hugo J, Hokken-Koelega Anita C S
Abstract excerpt
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is characterized by hypotonia, hypogonadism, obesity, and short stature. Neurobehavioral abnormalities, cognitive impairment, and sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBD) are common. In the general population associations between neurobehavioral and cognitive abnormalities and SRBD have been found. We investigated cognition, behavior, and SRBD in children with PWS. Thirty-one...
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