Comparing a foetus diagnosed with Prader–Willi syndrome with non-affected foetuses during light and sound stimulation using 4D ultrasound

Reissland, Nadja; Makhmud, Akerke; Froggatt, Suzanne

Abstract

Prader‐Willi syndrome (PWS) is a complex neuro‐genetic disorder with estimated prevalence varying from 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 30,000 with an equal number of males and females affected. A study of the incidence of PWS in France reported thirty‐eight infants were diagnosed at a median age of 18 days post birth. None of the cases were identified prenatally. The condition is complex with fetal PWS phenotype including fetal hypo‐mobility, polyhydramnios, intra‐uterine growth restriction, and immobile flexed extremities with clenched hands or fists, symptoms which are not exclusively pathognomonic to PWS.

Citation

Reissland, N., Makhmud, A., & Froggatt, S. (2019). Comparing a foetus diagnosed with Prader–Willi syndrome with non-affected foetuses during light and sound stimulation using 4D ultrasound. Acta Paediatrica: Nurturing the Child, 108(2), 375-376. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.14622

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 26, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Oct 26, 2018
• Publication Date: Feb 28, 2019
• Deposit Date: Nov 27, 2018
• Journal: Acta Paediatrica
• Print ISSN: 0803-5253
• Electronic ISSN: 1651-2227
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 108
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 375-376
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.14622