ea0041gp126 | Neuroendocrinology | ECE2016
Caixas Assumpta
, Fenoll Raquel
, Pujol Jesus
, Bueno Marta
, Esteba Susanna
, Blanco-Hinojo Laura
, Macia Didac
, Novell Ramon
, Coronas Ramon
, Gimenez-Palop Olga
, Rigla Mercedes
, Deus Joan
Introduction: Prader–Willi syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by hypotonia, intellectual disabilities, obesity and behavioral disturbance. Patients present with several neuroendocrinological abnormalities, such as growth hormone deficiency, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, and hyperphagia, as the result of possible involvement of the hypothalamo-hypophyseal system. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a noninvasive MRI technique capable of providing quantitative indi...