Prader-Willi syndrome is the most common known cause for life-threatening child obesity. Although the causation is quite complex, there are many available treatments to the wide variety of symptoms that this disease will bring (Genetics Home Reference, 2016).
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Prader-Willi syndrome(PWS) is a disease caused by spontaneous genetic mutations in chromosome 15 which is evident in the early development of a fetus. Specifically, there is a deletion or a loss of genes from that chromosome. Dr. Prader, Dr. Willi, and Dr. Lambert were the first people to describe the features of PWS in 1956. Since that first time, more and more information on Prader-Willi syndrome has begun to be understood (Encyclopedia, 2016). This genetic disease is capable
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This part of the brain is responsible for controlling hunger, thirst, body temperature, pain, and controls when a person falls asleep and awakens. Due to the fact that the hypothalamus controls such a wide variety of functions, a person with PWS will experience different types of symptoms including: feeding and metabolic, physical, intellectual, behavioral and psychiatric. These symptoms can be classified into two different groups based off of the individual's age (Foundation for Prader-Willi Research, …show more content…
This stage brings the common symptoms of PWS, or those “food seeking” behaviors. A person will start to feel unsatisfied in their intake of food and not be able to feel full. If not monitored, this will lead to compulsive eating and an extreme weight gain. Along with this, people with PWS have a lower than usual metabolic rate. This requires a restricted amount of calories, something very hard to maintain with this disease. Physical symptoms that occur in stage two deal with the size of the person. An individual with PWS will be much shorter than others around the same age. This includes small hands and feet, which is accompanied by a curving of the back known as scoliosis. Behavioral problems will become clear in this stage through obsessive compulsive symptoms. This may be shown through picking of the skin, hard to control emotions, and tantrums. These problems will then lead to excessive sleepiness or disturbances in sleep patterns. High pain thresholds have been known to appear as a part of stage two (UKS National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,
The movie Wrinkle in Time is different from the book. Both have some similarities and differences. The movie and the book have multiple things in common such as the characters, the setting, and some events. Some differences between them, the book has more detail in the characters and the setting of the story.
7. Generally, PD causes anorexia, decreased sense of smell, constipation, dry mouth, difficulties chewing and swallowing. What interventions are used to address these issues?
Cri-du-Chat (cat’s cry) Syndrome is a rare chromosomal disorder that is caused by the deletion of genetic material on chromosome 5. Due to this, this syndrome has an alternative name, known as 5p-, or 5p minus syndrome. Although this genetic defect is able to be diagnosed, the cause of the deletion on the chromosome is unknown. Almost all cases of the Cri-du-Chat Syndrome are found to have no relation with family members or previous generations. This syndrome is generally not inherited, as the deletion occurs randomly during meiosis (the formation of the gametes). In about 90% of people who have this condition, the deletion is completely random and is not inherited. The remaining 10% of affected people inherit a chromosome with a deleted section from an unaffected parent. This is because the parents’ balanced
Unlike other illnesses, obesity in children is a direct result of eating too much food, eating the wrong kinds of food, and a more sedentary lifestyle. The typical diet for children today is oriented towards highly refined flours and sugars, sugary sodas and energy drinks, and snack foods that may be quick but have little nutritional value in the long run. When this is combined with a lack of exercise due to playing
Prader-Willi Syndrome is a genetic disorder that is passed down maternally. The paternal genes of the chromosome 15 in the region of q11-q13 are deleted or unexpressed. The result of these deletions carries distinct phenotypes that differentiate PWS from other disorders (Böhm, 2014). Some characteristics are a short stature, and specific facial features that tend to make the affected persons resemble one other such as seen in Down syndrome. This typically includes “almond-shaped eyes, a thin upper lip, a downturned mouth, a narrow bridge of the nose, narrow forehead, and a disproportionately long, narrow head (dolichocephaly). Distinctive facial features can be noticeable shortly after birth or may develop slowly over time,” (Cassidy,
However, “the epidemic of child obesity is still relatively new” (Source 7). Because child obesity is a somewhat unfamiliar phenomenon, “obesity is difficult to cure” (Source 7). Child obesity is the “result of eating too many calories and not getting enough exercise” (Source 1). Though scientists have made a connection between child obesity and genetic disposition, obesity is ultimately caused by the decisions we
Introduction: In 1998 the World Health Organization announced that obesity had become an epidemic in both adults and children. This epidemic is a major concern in public health yet many countries are failing to address the issue. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the causes contributing to this increasing epidemic of childhood obesity. There are many causes that factor into childhood obesity but I will focus specifically on genetics, overeating, and the lack of exercise.
Since it does not affect nutrition and meal absorption at all, it is presumed not to impair children’s growth, while it provokes consistent weight reduction (Velhote et al., 2007).
In the St. Louis, the state of Missouri, by 2008, the state ranked the 27th in overall prevalence of obese numbers in children. According to the 2008 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS), 30% of low income children aged between 2-5 were overweight in Missouri. This all started in 2003 when the rate of children falling obese continuing to rise. According to a study done by Christina, about 43% of children in the United states have at least 1-2 chronic heal conditions which increases to a 54.1% when the child is overweight. This shows that being obese also increases the risks of fatality of an illness in an individual. A different study done by (Kamath, Celia et al 4615) revealed that prevention of the condition is better than trying to manage the condition as pediatric efforts do not play a huge role in reducing the BMI and changes are seen after a very long time. It however can be helpful to those who already had the condition for instance the children who have inherited the condition can be helped through pediatric efforts to manage themselves and maintain their health.
Prader-Willi syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by the deletion of part of chromosome 15. This genetic abnormality affects the hypothalamus which influences growth hormones, sex, thirst, and hunger and is contributed to developmental delay. Children with Prader-Willi syndrome will develop hyperphagia. Hyperphagia is a serious eating disorder, and is characterized by extreme overeating to the point where it becomes life-threatening. Hyperphagia is hard to treat and is the main trait of Prader-Willi syndrome. It is not clear what causes the onset of hyperphagia as it can develop at different ages. The study looks at whether the young children’s unusual eating habits are explained by changes in appetite hormones. They found that PWS has three
Child obesity is a condition characterized by the child having too much fat in the body to an extent of his or her health being in danger. In adults, it could be described as a state of having a body mass index of more than thirty (Paxon, 2006). Parents feeding them with too many calories bring about obesity in children. The excess calories are converted to fats that accumulate in the child’s body. This child will develop a big body because he or she will add weight and become quite fleshy. Obese children are at a risk of getting very adverse health effects, some of
Childhood obesity is a major problem in the United States. There are multiple reasons for this problem including the child’s school system, the access to technology in young children and the child’s genes. It is sometimes inevitable for a child to be obese due to their genes. There are some precautions being made to help this problem. Some might work but others might fail. Childhood obesity is a major problem and needs to be fixed because it causes major health issues for the child in the future.
Because we know Prader Willi Syndrome is a congenital disorder with a known cause for obesity and cognitive developmental delays, the results of the
Stage II is marked by a worsening of symptoms. At this stage, you may begin to notice symptoms such as trembling, stiffness, or tremors on both sides of the body. Your loved one's facial expression may change and speech may become more difficult. Stiffness may slow your loved one down, but his or her balance is not yet affected.
In most cases Williams syndrome is not inherited but take place from random events during the creation and formation of the reproductive cells: eggs and sperm (gametes) (Morris, 1993). This mutation in the reproductive cells causes the disorder in the progeny of the parent’s generation despite the fact that there is only one of the seventh chromosomes affected. This dominance of the disorder shows that Williams Syndromes is autosomal dominant (Morris, 1993). To further explain this matter, Williams Syndrome is autosomal dominant because one copy of the seventh chromosome is enough to cause the disorder (Morris, 1993). It is possible as well to inherit the condition from the parent if the parent chooses to have offspring, but this is only in very rare cases (Morris