Open AccessSindrom ROHHADNET
Author(s) -
M A Kareva,
I B Zhurtova,
E M Orlova,
L I Shiryaeva
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
ožirenie i metabolizm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2306-5524
pISSN - 2071-8713
DOI - 10.14341/2071-8713-4839
Subject(s) - endocrine system , hypoventilation , medicine , obesity , diabetes insipidus , pediatrics , bioinformatics , endocrinology , hormone , biology , respiratory system
Rapid-onset obesity with hypoventilation, hypothalamic, autonomic dysregulation, electrolyte disorders like a hypernatriemia,and neural tumor (ROHHADNET) is a newly described syndrome that can cause cardioresperitory arrests and death. It mimics severalendocrine disorders or genetic obesity syndromes during early childhood and is associated with various forms of hypothalamic-pituitaryendocrine dysfunctions that have not yet been fully investigated. The article describes the clinical case of a 4-year old patient.