[Therapeutical approach of obesity in Prader-Willi Syndrome]

Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol. 2007 Aug;51(6):913-9. doi: 10.1590/s0004-27302007000600004.
[Article in Portuguese]

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Obesity Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Fluoxetine / therapeutic use
  • Fructose / analogs & derivatives
  • Fructose / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Mazindol / therapeutic use
  • Obesity / etiology
  • Obesity / genetics
  • Obesity / therapy*
  • Prader-Willi Syndrome / complications*
  • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Topiramate

Substances

  • Anti-Obesity Agents
  • Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
  • Fluoxetine
  • Topiramate
  • Fructose
  • Mazindol