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The Prader-Willi Syndrome is characterized by a number of clinical features including hypotonia, hyperphagia with childhood-onset obesity, hypogonadism, craniofacial abnormalities, a typical fat distribution and finely shaped hands and feet (Prader et al 1956; Cassidy, 1984; Butler et al, 1986; Greenswag and Alexander, 1988). This clinical picture, with the addition of delayed motor and language development, was first described in 1956 by Prader, Labhart and Willi and referred to as “Ein Syndrom von Adipositas, Kleinwuchs, Kryptorchidismus und Oligophrenie nach myatonieartigem Zustand im Neugeborenenalter”.
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Curfs, L.M.G. (1992). Psychological Profile and Behavioral Characteristics in the Prader-Willi Syndrome. In: Cassidy, S.B. (eds) Prader-Willi Syndrome. NATO ASI Series, vol 61. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84283-2_24
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