Prader-Willi Syndrome: The Case of Miss A.

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> born with little muscle tone
> tube fed because of weak sucking reflex
> by age of 2, her hypotonia (below-normal muscle tone) had resolved itself, but a number of characteristic deformities and developmental delays began to appear
> at 3.5 yrs, suddenly began to display a voracious appetite and quickly gained weight; luckily family kept her on low-calorie diet and locked away food
> moderately intellectually disabled, and suffers psychiatric problems
> major problem: her tendency to have tantrums any time something changes in her environment (e.g. a substitute teacher)
> luckily, with her large support system she has minimized the complications that arise with the syndrome - most notably those related to obesity and its pathological effects

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