title: [Therapeutical approach of obesity in Prader-Willi Syndrome].
abstract: Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a multisystemic genetic disease characterized by hypotonia, mental retardation, characteristic facial appearance, hyperphagia, and compulsive eating due to hypothalamic dysfunction. PWS is caused by loss of function of genes located in chromosome 15q11-q13, an area subject to genomic imprinting. Obesity is a major cause of increased morbidity and mortality among patients with PWS. The objective of this study was to analyze the therapeutic options available for the treatment of the obesity in PWS including pharmacological and surgical strategies.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Obesidade e Síndrome Metabólica, Divisão de Endocrinologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, SP.
authors.forename: Daniel F de
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Cíntia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cercato
authors.forename: Madson Q
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Marcio C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Halpern
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005632:Fructose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008454:Mazindol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy*; D011218:Prader-Willi Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077236:Topiramate
chemical_list: D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents; D005473:Fluoxetine; D005632:Fructose; D008454:Mazindol; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors; D000077236:Topiramate