children s health issues
Prader Willi Syndrome
Symptoms of Prader Willi Syndrome
Many symptoms of Prader-Willi syndrome vary according to the child's age. Newborns with the syndrome feel limp, feed poorly, and gain weight slowly. Eventually these symptoms resolve. Then, between the ages of 1 and 6, appetite increases, often becoming insatiable. Children rapidly gain weight. The hands and feet remain small, and children remain short. Abnormalities of the face include almond-shaped eyes and a mouth with thin upper lips and down-turned corners. Children have bone disorders (such as Scoliosis and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders in Children and Adolescents and Hormonal problems are common, and the function of the reproductive organs is abnormally decreased, which limits growth and sexual development. Boys have Undescended testes (cryptorchidism) and an underdeveloped penis and scrotum. Weight gain often continues into adulthood and is excessive, which can lead to other health problems, such as Obesity . Obesity can be severe enough to justify 