Prader-⁠Willi answers, with the sources.

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A parent, a sibling or a support worker arrives here between visits. They carry the food plan, the growth hormone questions, the snoring, and the worry about pain and fever that do not show. Asha explains what the evidence says and cites it, and when something needs a clinician today, she says so.

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What families ask

Food, hormones, sleep, pain that does not show.

Prader-Willi syndrome changes appetite, growth, sleep and the way the body signals pain and fever. Families manage most of it at home, with the endocrinologist and the wider care team in the background. The questions below are the ones that come up between those visits.

Food security at homeMy daughter has Prader-Willi syndrome. How do families set up food security at home, and what does the evidence say it changes for hunger and weight?Ask this Growth hormone questions to askWhat should I ask my child's endocrinologist about growth hormone in Prader-Willi syndrome? Which checks, including a sleep study, come before and during treatment?Ask this Fever and pain that hideMy brother with Prader-Willi syndrome has a fever but says nothing hurts. Why are pain and fever responses different in PWS, and when is this urgent?Ask this Sleep apnea and breathing risksWhat are the sleep and breathing risks in Prader-Willi syndrome, and which symptoms mean a sleep study or a same-day call to the team?Ask this

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Do not wait for the next visit

Go to the emergency department, or call 911, if

vomiting, retching, or any complaint of belly pain, especially after a large amount of food
a belly that is swollen, hard or tender, or an unusual refusal to eat
choking, or coughing and noisy breathing after eating that does not clear
pauses in breathing, gasping, or blue or gray lips during sleep, or being very hard to wake
fast or labored breathing during a cold or chest infection
looking or acting very unwell without a fever, since fever and pain are often muted in PWS
a body temperature that is very high or very low

Pain, vomiting and fever are often muted in PWS, so judge by the belly and the breathing, and say the person has Prader-Willi syndrome.

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For the people around the patient

Siblings, grandparents, teachers and support staff carry parts of the plan too, often without the briefing the parents had. Asha can explain the same evidence to them, in the same plain words.

What a school should knowMy son with Prader-Willi syndrome is starting at a new school. What should the staff know about food, behavior, skin picking and illness that does not show?Ask this Adults with PWS and behaviorMy adult sister with Prader-Willi syndrome has outbursts and gets stuck on routines. What does the evidence say about behavior support in adults with PWS?Ask this

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For Prader-Willi syndrome, Asha reads a dedicated PWS collection, PWS expert guidance, the Orphanet rare-disease catalogue and the Human Phenotype Ontology.

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