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Breathing disorders during sleep in children with Prader-Willy syndrome

Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Prader-Willi syndrome is the most common genetic disease causing life-threatening obesity in childhood, the pathogenesis of which is based on hypothalamic dysfunction. These children are at risk for developing a full range of sleep disorders, including sleep-related breathing disorders. The article presents a series of observations of children of different ages with Prader-Willi syndrome and various types of sleep breathing disorders, describes the possibilities of correction and their limitations.
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4401464806
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