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Ictal central sleep-related apnoea in Prader-Willi syndrome Volume 24, numéro 5, October 2022

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  • Ictal central sleep-related apnoea in Prader-Willi syndrome
  • Ictal central sleep-related apnoea in Prader-Willi syndrome

Illustrations


  • Figure 1.
Auteurs
1 Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Service (UONPIA), Milan, Italy
2 Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Neurophysiopathology Unit, Milan, Italy
3 IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Department of Pediatrics, Endocrine Unit, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
4 Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Pediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit, Milan, Italy
Correspondence:
Antonella Giacobbe
Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Service (UONPIA), IRCCS Foundation Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, Milan, Lombardia, Italy

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is an imprinting disorder of 15q11-q13 chromosome [1]. Key findings include hypotonia, feeding difficulties and hormonal deficiencies causing short stature, small hands/feet and hyperphagia. Cognitive and behavioural impairment are common [1].Infantile apnoea is frequent in PWS [2] and requires special consideration, since altered breathing may lead to a higher probability of developing brief resolved unexplained events (also known as apparent life-threatening events) [...]