Description
Book Synopsis
This book identifies and integrates the latest findings about how best to manage the complex care needs of people with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). The data provided by the Cambridge PWS study, the largest and most rounded cohort studies of PWS in the world, is the basis of this book.
Trade Review
Review of the hardback: 'It is a representative compilation of the knowledge of today … can be recommended to all readers interested in genetics and their connections to different human functions. Even parents of children with PWS who want to know where the front line of research is will find this book valuable.' European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Review of the hardback: '… provides a wealth of very valuable facts to add to the jigsaw pieces that will eventually reveal a whole picture of a fascinating syndrome.' European Journal of Paediatric Neurology
Table of Contents
Introduction; Part I. Background: PWS, Why, What, and How To Investigate: 1. Background and historical overview; 2. Biological and regulatory mechanisms in PWS; 3. The Cambridge PWS project; Part II. PWS Prevalence, Phenotypic Functioning and Characteristics: 4. Prevalence, birth incidence and mortality; 5. Relationship between genetic and clinical diagnosis; 6. Phenotypic differences between the genetic subtypes; 7. Cognitive function and attainments; 8. The behavioural phenotype of PWS; 9. Medical conditions affecting people with PWS; 10. Psychiatric illness; 11. Obsessions and compulsions; Part III. Minor Findings, Some Conclusions and Future Directions: 12. Understanding PWS; Index.
