Sudden death of an infant with Prader-Willi syndrome - Not a unique case?

Biology of the Neonate

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 139-141

  Nordmann, Yves ^a   Eiholzer, Urs ^a   L'Allemand, Dagmar ^a   Mirjanic, Slavko ^b   Markwalder, Christoph ^c  

^a Foundation Growth Puberty Adolescence Zurich   (Switzerland)

^b Ostschweizer Children's Hospital   (Switzerland)

^c Institute of Forensic Medicine   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hypoventilation; Neonatal hypotonia; PWS; Respiratory abnormalities; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DNA DETERMINATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; BREATHING DISORDER; CHILD; SUDDEN DEATH;

CASE REPORT; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN; HUMAN; MALE; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; HUMANS;

EID: 0035993088     PISSN: 00063126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000063097     Document Type: Article

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