[Severe delayed apnea in neonates and Prader-Willi syndrome: 2 case studies].
We report 2 cases of severe apnea in newborns presenting with Prader-Willi syndrome. They required transient mechanical ventilation and finally returned to spontaneous breathing. Clinical progression was then usual for the syndrome. Respiratory failure appearing after a few days of life could be a new neonatal clinical feature for the diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome. It is not related to poor outcome.
Vintéjoux
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Service de pédiatrie, hôpital d'Enfants, CHU de Dijon, boulevard de Lattre-de-Tassigny, 21079 Dijon, France.
Montagnon
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Diene
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Gouyon
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Huet
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D001049:Apnea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D011218:Prader-Willi Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial