dc.contributor.author | Kyriazis, Ioannis | en |
dc.contributor.author | Mendrinos, D. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Saridi, Maria | en |
dc.contributor.author | Rekleiti, Maria | en |
dc.contributor.author | Toska, Aikaterini | en |
dc.contributor.author | Wozniak, Greta | en |
dc.contributor.author | Roupa, Z. | en |
dc.creator | Kyriazis, Ioannis | en |
dc.creator | Mendrinos, D. | en |
dc.creator | Saridi, Maria | en |
dc.creator | Rekleiti, Maria | en |
dc.creator | Toska, Aikaterini | en |
dc.creator | Wozniak, Greta | en |
dc.creator | Roupa, Z. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-22T09:53:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-06-22T09:53:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://gnosis.library.ucy.ac.cy/handle/7/42128 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is the most common known genetic cause of life-threatening obesity in children. The purpose of the study was to present the case of a delayed diagnosis of PWS in a 24-year-old male and the importance of an early PWS diagnosis as well as behavioral and institutional treatment issues. Case Report: A young man presented with a history of hyperphagia, severe obesity, and mental retardation. From his history, laboratory data, and molecular analysis using a DNA marker it was decided that he was affected by PWS. Conclusions: As healthcare professionals, we emphasize the need for approaching each person who has PWS as an individual and to be sensitive to traits and choose the most appropriate therapeutic approach. © The American Journal of Case Reports, 2010. | en |
dc.language.iso | eng | en |
dc.source | American Journal of Case Reports | en |
dc.subject | Article | en |
dc.subject | Human | en |
dc.subject | Adult | en |
dc.subject | Quantitative analysis | en |
dc.subject | Mental deficiency | en |
dc.subject | Male | en |
dc.subject | Case report | en |
dc.subject | Physical activity | en |
dc.subject | Hyperphagia | en |
dc.subject | Obesity | en |
dc.subject | Cryptorchidism | en |
dc.subject | Anamnesis | en |
dc.subject | Respiratory tract infection | en |
dc.subject | Abnormal behavior | en |
dc.subject | Academic achievement | en |
dc.subject | Chromosome 15q | en |
dc.subject | Cognitive defect | en |
dc.subject | Delayed diagnosis | en |
dc.subject | Dna marker | en |
dc.subject | Face malformation | en |
dc.subject | Genetic syndrom | en |
dc.subject | Growth hormone | en |
dc.subject | Growth hormone blood level | en |
dc.subject | Learning disorder | en |
dc.subject | Low calory diet | en |
dc.subject | Myopia | en |
dc.subject | Palpebral fissure anomaly | en |
dc.subject | Prader willi syndrome | en |
dc.subject | Prader-willi syndrome (pws) | en |
dc.subject | Short stature | en |
dc.subject | Sibutramine | en |
dc.subject | Somatomedin binding protein 3 | en |
dc.subject | Southern blotting | en |
dc.subject | Speech disorder | en |
dc.subject | Testosterone | en |
dc.subject | Testosterone blood level | en |
dc.subject | Weight gain | en |
dc.title | Delayed diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome in a 24 year-old patient | en |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
dc.description.volume | 11 | |
dc.description.startingpage | 50 | |
dc.description.endingpage | 53 | |
dc.author.faculty | Ιατρική Σχολή / Medical School | |
dc.author.department | Ιατρική Σχολή / Medical School | |
dc.type.uhtype | Article | en |
dc.contributor.orcid | Wozniak, Greta [0000-0002-8939-0927] | |
dc.contributor.orcid | Saridi, Maria [0000-0002-9008-824X] | |
dc.contributor.orcid | Kyriazis, Ioannis [0000-0001-9521-3620] | |
dc.gnosis.orcid | 0000-0002-8939-0927 | |
dc.gnosis.orcid | 0000-0002-9008-824X | |
dc.gnosis.orcid | 0000-0001-9521-3620 | |