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What is the prognosis for Pickwickian syndrome?
Pickwickian syndrome is entirely reversible if it is diagnosed and treated properly. If the problem goes undiagnosed, the outcome can be fatal.
What is the best way to prevent Pickwickian syndrome?
Prevention of Pickwickian syndrome can be achieved by maintaining a healthy body weight and getting the proper amount of exercise.
What causes Pickwickian Syndrome?
The major cause of Pickwickian syndrome is extreme obesity. This obesity places an excessive load on the pulmonary system. The role of genetics is also being studied
What is pickwickian syndrome associated with?
food,healthy,education, science, obesity,anaemia, malnutrition,...
What is the main health risk associated with Pickwickian Syndrome?
The major health problem that occurs in patients with this disease is sleep apnea.
What are the physical characteristics typical of people with Klippel Feil syndrome?
People with Klippel Feil syndrome are often identified due to three major characteristics: a short neck, a low hairline, and restricted neck mobility due to the fused cervical vertebrae.
Why does Pickwickian Syndrome cause sleep apnea?
is caused in part by the excess amounts of fatty tissue surrounding the chest muscles. This excess fat places a strain on the heart, lungs, and diaphragm of the patient, making it difficult to breathe.
How did Pickwickian Syndrome get its name?
The syndrome is named after a character in the Charles Dickens novel, The Pickwick Papers, who seemed to show some of the traits of this disease. Joe, a "fat red-faced boy," was always hungry, short of breath, and would fall asleep in the middle of performing tasks (narcolepsy from sleep apnea).
How do you know you have Down syndrome?
a test is usually done in pregnancy which identifies the condition. people with Down syndrome have an extra chromosome. people with down syndrome usually have impaired cognitive ability and typical facial characteristics such as an oversized tongue and are usually small in stature
What are Tony Attwood's criteria for Asperger's Syndrome?
The "Discovery Criteria" for Asperger's Syndrome by Tony Attwood and Carol Gray can be found at the links provided below. The characteristics of people with Asperger's Syndrome are put in positive terms. Attwood's website has a description of Asperger's Syndrome with the more common list of characteristics, too. Plus, The Australian Scale for Asperger's Syndrome developed by Garnett and Attwood is provided at O.A.S.I.S.
How is Pickwickian Syndrome diagnosed?
Some tests that can be used to diagnose this condition include echocardiography to determine heart enlargement or pulmonary hypertension. Giving the patient multiple sleep latency tests can help give an objective measurement of daytime sleepiness.
What are the characteristics of people who are diagnosed with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome?
They are partially blind, have extra fingers and/or toes, has obesity, and has trouble with learning.
