The Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome. New endocrine data.
A little girl with the Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome showing a characteristic essential insomnia was examined clinically, genetically and hormonally. The values of arginin-vasotocin (AVT) implied in producing paradoxical sleep were normal. The relationship between AVT and insomnia is discussed.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics*; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D002905:Chromosomes, Human, 4-5; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007621:Karyotyping; D013577:Syndrome