Attention problems are frequently observed in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS); however, only few studies have investigated the severity and mechanisms of attention problems in them. In this study, we aim to evaluate dynamic changes in the quantitative electroencephalographic (EEG) spectrum during attention tasks in patients with PWS. From January to June 2019, 10 patients with PWS and 10 age-matched neurotypical control participants were recruited at Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMiller-Dieker syndrome (MDS; OMIM 247200) is a rare contiguous gene deletion syndrome associated with lissencephaly and characteristic facial dysmorphism. T-cell lymphopenia is an immunodeficiency disorder which can be early detected by newborn blood screening, and all live vaccines should be avoided. We report a 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe adult height of children with early onset puberty is limited by the premature maturation of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. To evaluate the effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog (GnRHa) treatment on the final height (FH) and bone maturation rate (BMR) in girls with early puberty (EP) or idiopathic central precocious puberty (ICPP), we examined data from girls who were diagnosed with EP or ICPP and underwent GnRHa (Leuplin Depot: 3.75 mg/month) at China Medical University Hospital, in Taiwan, between 2006 and 2015.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEctodermal dysplasia (ED) syndrome comprises a large, heterogeneous group of inherited disorders that are defined by primary defects in the development of 2 or more tissues derived from the embryonic ectoderm. The tissues primarily involved are the skin and its appendages (including hair follicles, eccrine glands, sebaceous glands, nails) and teeth. The clinical features include sparse hair, abnormal or missing teeth, and an inability to sweat due to lack of sweat glands.
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August 2014
Interstitial deletions of the long arm of chromosome 3 have, to our knowledge, been reported in only eleven patients; detailed genotype- phenotype correlations are not well established. Here we describe a case with interstitial deletion involving 3q25.33 region.
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