A child with Prader-Willi syndrome has been hospitalized. Which assessment findings does the nurse expect with this syndrome?
a. Nonverbal
b. Insatiable hunger
c. Abnormal, puppetlike gait
d. Paroxysms of inappropriate laughter
ANS: B
Prader-Willi syndrome is characterized by insatiable hunger that can lead to morbid obesity in childhood. Abnormal, puppetlike gait, paroxysms of inappropriate laughter, and nonverbal are characteristics seen in Angelman syndrome.
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