Risk for ingestion of toxic substances in children with Prader–Willi syndrome

• Published in: American journal of medical genetics. Part A Vol. 158A; no. 11; pp. 2866 - 2869
• Main Authors: McCandless, Shawn E., Powell, Karen Potter, Sandberg, Ulrika
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.11.2012; Wiley-Liss; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child, Preschool; Complex syndromes; Feeding Behavior; Hazardous Substances; Humans; Medical genetics; Medical sciences; Metabolic diseases; Obesity; poisoning; Prader-Willi Syndrome - epidemiology; Prader–Willi syndrome; Prevalence; Risk; Surveys and Questionnaires; toxic ingestion; Endocrinopathy; Human; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Risk factor; Prader—Willi syndrome; Risk; Poisoning; Complex syndrome; Child; Prader Labhart Willi syndrome; toxic ingestion; Genetic disease

Individuals with Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) have several common findings that may predispose to ingestion of potentially dangerous items. This study examined whether individuals with PWS have an increased prevalence of toxic ingestions. A survey regarding history of ingestions in PWS individuals an...