Genómica clínica

Prader-Willi syndrome is a genetic condition associated with cognitive and behavioral symptoms, delays in development, chronic hunger, and low levels of growth hormone. Babies with Prader-Willi syndrome may appear "floppy" and have difficulty with feeding, often requiring feeding tubes. Young children with Prader-Willi syndrome may never feel full after eating, so they may continually seek to eat. As a result, Prader-Willi syndrome often leads to obesity.

As children with Prader-Willi syndrome age into their teen years and adulthood, they often experience cognitive, behavioral and mood challenges, as well as sleep disturbances and endocrine issues.

Your care team

Prader-Willi syndrome is a complex condition that requires comprehensive, coordinated care. This type of care is a hallmark of Mayo Clinic. Our Prader-Willi Syndrome Comprehensive Clinic provides you and your child a singular team of experts that focuses treatment on managing the spectrum of your child's medical and developmental concerns.

When you contact the Prader-Willi Syndrome Comprehensive Clinic, a nurse coordinator works with you and your child to create a plan for your visit based on your needs.

After a thorough evaluation, a panel of experts at Mayo Clinic's Prader-Willi Syndrome Comprehensive Clinic collaborates with you, your child and your family to develop a personalized treatment plan. The team then coordinates access to an array of specialties depending on your child's specific needs.

Specialties may include:

• Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
• Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology and Hepatology
• Genetics
• Neurology
• Nutrition
• Orthopedics
• Otolaryngology (ENT)
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Psychiatry and Psychology
• Sleep Medicine
• Speech Pathology

Mayo Clinic Model of Care

At the heart of our practice is the Mayo Clinic Model of Care. This set of principles has guided our organization since its earliest days and is what sets Mayo Clinic apart. Our primary value is "The needs of the patient come first." That means unhurried exams in which healthcare professionals have time to listen and care from a team that cooperates across specialties.

The Mayo Clinic Model of Care ensures a comprehensive evaluation with timely, efficient assessment and appropriate, effective treatment. It also makes available the most advanced, innovative diagnostic and therapeutic technology and techniques.