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.
Institution: Federal Almazov North-West Medical Research Centre
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4401464806
