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Hypercapnic arousal responses in Prader-Willi syndrome. 1995

F R Livingston, and R Arens, and S L Bailey, and T G Keens, and S L Ward
Division of Neonatology and Pediatric Pulmonology, Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles, University of Southern California School of Medicine 90027, USA.

OBJECTIVE Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is characterized by a number of abnormalities of hypothalamic function, such as hyperphagia, short stature, temperature instability, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, and neurosecretory growth hormone deficiency. Patients with PWS are reported to have sleep-disordered breathing and have blunted hypercapnic ventilatory responses secondary to abnormal peripheral chemoreceptor function. Thus, we hypothesized that hypercapnic arousal responses would be abnormal in PWS. METHODS Hypercapnic arousal responses were tested in ten nonobese children and adults with PWS, aged 17.7 +/- 2.5 (SEM) years, 70% female, and nine control subjects, aged 14.2 +/- 2.6 years, 67% female. Hypercapnic challenges were performed during stage 3/4 non-rapid eye movement sleep. RESULTS The PWS subjects had a significantly higher arousal threshold to hypercapnia compared with the controls (53 +/- 1.0 vs 46 +/- 1.7 mm Hg; p < 0.01). The PWS subjects had significantly higher baseline end-tidal CO2 levels (42 +/- 0.8 vs 38 +/- 1.1 mm Hg; p < 0.01) and more central apneas greater than 15 s/h of sleep (1.5 +/- 0.3 vs 0.1 +/- 0.1; p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Elevated hypercapnic arousal thresholds during sleep are found in PWS subjects; these may be a manifestation of abnormal peripheral chemoreceptor function and may further contribute to sleep-disordered breathing in PWS patients.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011218 Prader-Willi Syndrome An autosomal dominant disorder caused by deletion of the proximal long arm of the paternal chromosome 15 (15q11-q13) or by inheritance of both of the pair of chromosomes 15 from the mother (UNIPARENTAL DISOMY) which are imprinted (GENETIC IMPRINTING) and hence silenced. Clinical manifestations include MENTAL RETARDATION; MUSCULAR HYPOTONIA; HYPERPHAGIA; OBESITY; short stature; HYPOGONADISM; STRABISMUS; and HYPERSOMNOLENCE. (Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p229) Labhart-Willi Syndrome,Royer Syndrome,Labhart-Willi-Prader-Fanconi Syndrome,Prader Labhart Willi Syndrome,Prader-Labhart-Willi Syndrome,Royer's Syndrome,Willi-Prader Syndrome,Labhart Willi Prader Fanconi Syndrome,Labhart Willi Syndrome,Prader Willi Syndrome,Royers Syndrome,Syndrome, Labhart-Willi,Syndrome, Labhart-Willi-Prader-Fanconi,Syndrome, Prader-Labhart-Willi,Syndrome, Prader-Willi,Syndrome, Royer,Syndrome, Royer's,Syndrome, Willi-Prader,Willi Prader Syndrome
D012119 Respiration The act of breathing with the LUNGS, consisting of INHALATION, or the taking into the lungs of the ambient air, and of EXHALATION, or the expelling of the modified air which contains more CARBON DIOXIDE than the air taken in (Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 4th ed.). This does not include tissue respiration ( Breathing
D002245 Carbon Dioxide A colorless, odorless gas that can be formed by the body and is necessary for the respiration cycle of plants and animals. Carbonic Anhydride,Anhydride, Carbonic,Dioxide, Carbon
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006935 Hypercapnia A clinical manifestation of abnormal increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in arterial blood.
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D001143 Arousal Cortical vigilance or readiness of tone, presumed to be in response to sensory stimulation via the reticular activating system. Vigilance, Cortical,Arousals,Cortical Vigilance
D012890 Sleep A readily reversible suspension of sensorimotor interaction with the environment, usually associated with recumbency and immobility. Sleep Habits,Sleeping Habit,Sleeping Habits,Habit, Sleep,Habit, Sleeping,Habits, Sleep,Habits, Sleeping,Sleep Habit

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