Syndrome Prader Willi

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Prader-Willi syndrome. There are different syndromes, functional and emotional conditions around the world that affect the full development in humans. This paper will present a review on a scientificwork about Prader Willi syndrome (PWS) syndrome is a congenital disorder caused by a genetic defect located on chromosome 15. The incidence is approximately one case per 15,000 births, so it isconsidered a rare disease. His name is because it was the Drs. Prader, Labhart and Willi in 1956 first described the clinical syndrome which include muscular hypotonic, hypoplasia that can lead to obesityif not controlled diet, hypogonadism, mental retardation or functional in different degrees, short stature, small hands and feet and behavioral problems. Prader-Willi syndrome is a disorder thataffects the three levels of the human being: biological, psychological and social, to date its origin is not known with certainty, but is presumed to be genetic or chromosomal inheritance pattern. Itaffects different systems and includes a combination of birth defects. These include distinctive physical features, low muscle tone, eating disorders, other health problems and speech disorders. Humanbeings are social beings, so we feel the need to constantly communicate with our environment for life to express our ideas, thoughts, and emotions. This condition has the property to prevent the personwho has it can perform all these functions.To achieve this syndrome include more history and let us enter the reason for its name. In the 50's, Professor Andrea Prader, who at that time was the chiefdirector of Children's Hospital of Zurich, noted that children came repeatedly with similar symptoms: overweight, small in stature, and often had small hands and feet and a low level of intelligence.Additionally, the genitals of these guys were unusually small. Together with Professors Heinrich Willi, Alexis Labhart, Prader investigate these symptoms. In 1956 these three doctors were the first to...
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