Prader-Willi Syndrom

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Term Paper Title	Prader-Willi Syndrom
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Prader-Willi Syndrom

Prader-Willi Syndrom

Prader-Willi Syndrome is a serious genetic disorder that begins at birth with no
known cure ; causing  mental retardation,short stature,low muscle
tone,incomplete sexual development,and its main charecteristic,the desire to eat
everything and anything in sight.

Prader-Willi syndrome  was first known as Prader-Labhart-Willi Syndrome after
three Swiss doctors who first described the disorder in 1956. The doctors
described a small group of kids with obesity, short stature and mental
deficiency , neonatal hypotonia (floppiness) and a desire to constantly eat
because they are always hungry. Many other features of PWS have since been
described, but extreme obesity and the health problems associated with being fat
are the most prominent features. Individuals with PWS  have some but not all of
the same features and symptoms.

PWS is a birth defect.  A defect in the hypothalamus, a region of the brain, is
suspected to be the cause.The hypothalamus determines hunger and satiety.They
can’t fell satiety,so they always have a urge to eat.Some PWS cases are so out
of control thay will eat bottlecaps,glass,pencils,garbage,bugs,dogfood, and
anything else they can stuff in their mouths.

"The ingenuity and determination of PWS children in surreptitiously obtaining
edibles is almost legendary and belies their cognitive defects. Serial weighing
may be the only way to discover whether such a child is, in fact, stealing
food"(Finey,1983).

PWS occurs in about l in 10,000 births. It occurs in both males and females
equally and is found in people of all races and all nations.It is one of the ten
most common conditions seen in genetics clinics.

Young people with PWS  resemble each other very much.Most of the time, they look
like brother and sister. Most of  PWS  people have  almond shaped eyes, narrow
foreheads, downturned mouth, thin upper lip and a small chin. Other  common
features are : obesity , they may be short; they have small hands and feet; have
a skin picking habit, thick and sticky saliiva,incomplete sexual development, a
curved spine (scoliosis),and chronic sleepiness.

PWS patients also have similar personalities: talkative, friendly,extreme
attempts towards getting food,arguementivness,repetitve thoughts and behavior,
stubbornness, frequent temper tantrums, and sometimes sudden acts of violence.

Most people with PWS have some degree of mental deficiency. The average IQ  of
people with PWS is 65 ,and it ranges  from 20...

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