Distal arthrogryposis and neonatal hypotonia: An unusual presentation of Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 733-734

  Denizot, S ^a   Boscher, C ^a   Le Vaillant, C ^a   Roze J C ^a   Gras Le Guen, C ^a  

^a NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CHILDBIRTH; CHROMOSOME 15; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INHERITANCE; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SWALLOWING; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY;

ARTHROGRYPOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME;

EID: 8644277125     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211185     Document Type: Article

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