Prader-Willi Syndrome

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Issues in Prader-Willi Syndrome: Diagnosis, Characteristics, and Management

   • James K. Luiselli, Ronald L. Taylor, Mary Lou Caldwell

   Pages 1-12

3. The Etiology of Prader-Willi Syndrome: Clinical Implications of the Chromosome 15 Abnormalities

   • David H. Ledbetter, Suzanne B. Cassidy

   Pages 13-28

4. Cognitive and Behavioral Characteristics

   • Ronald L. Taylor

   Pages 29-42

5. Management of the Problems of Infancy: Hypotonia, Developmental Delay, and Feeding Problems

   • Suzanne B. Cassidy

   Pages 43-51

6. Behavior Management and Intervention

   • James K. Luiselli

   Pages 52-72

7. Surgical Considerations in Prader-Willi Syndrome

   • Charles W. Wagner

   Pages 73-82

8. Parent Concerns

   • Ronald L. Taylor, Mary Lou Caldwell

   Pages 83-92

9. Back Matter

   Pages 93-110

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Prader-Willi Syndrome: Selected Research and Management Issues investigates the most recent developments in the diagnosis and management of individuals with the syndrome. This volume is not intended as a comprehensive review, but as a source of new, original research on this little understood syndrome. Alternative methods of identification and treatment are considered, and issues related to the nonmedical characteristics are explored.

• Syndrom
• cognition
• diagnosis
• intervention
• obesity
• syndromes
• therapy

• Exceptional Student Education, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA

  Mary Lou Caldwell, Ronald L. Taylor

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