Zurich Conference - October 18-19, 2002

Preliminary Table of Contents

Rudolph L. Leibel, Columbia University, USA 

INTRODUCTION

Urs Eiholzer, Foundation Growth Puberty Adolescence, Zurich Switzerland 

Content 
I. CNS and body weight homeostasis 

1. Obesity due to Mutations in the Anorexigenic Melanocortin Pathway: a Paradigm for Obesity in Prader-Willi Syndrome? 
   Heiko Krude, Annette Grüters, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany 
    
2. Signals that Control Central Appetite Regulation 
   Stephen C. Woods, Deborah J. Clegg, University of Cincinnati, USA 
    
3. Hypothalamic Neuropeptides and regulation of Fat Mass in Prader-Willi Syndrome 
   Anthony P. Goldstone, Unga A. Unmehopa et al., UK

II. Energy balance in PWS compared to simple obesity 

1. Assessment of body composition in Children with PWS or Simple Obesity 
   Kenneth J. Ellis, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA 
    
2. Physical Activity and Obesity 
   Klaas R. Westerterp, Maastricht University, The Netherlands 
    
3. Model for a Peripheral Signalling Defect in Prader-Willi Syndrome 
   Phillip D.K. Lee, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA

 III. Co-morbidities or fundamental defects of obesity 

1. Characterisation of Hyperphagia in Prader-Willi Syndrome 
   Ann Christin Lindgren, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden 
    
2. Consequences of Impaired Growth Hormone Secretion for Body Composition and Metabolism in Obesity and PWS 
   Martin Wabitsch, University Hospital Ulm, Germany 
    
3. Glucose Homeostasis in PWS 
   William B. Zipf, Dara Schuster, Kwame Osei, USA 
    
4. Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children with Common Obesity 
   Ha Trang, Robert Debré Hospital, Paris, France 
    
5. Dysregulation of Respiration and Sleep in Prader-Willi Syndrome 
   Bernhard Schlüter, University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany 
    
6. Gonadal Function and its Disorders in Simple Obesity and in Prader-Willi Syndrome 
   Graziano Grugni, Francesco Morabito, Antonio Crino, Italian Auxological Institute Foundation, Verbania, Italy 
    
7. Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome and Primary Obesity: a comparison of Appetite and Psychological Profiles – the Family Perspective 
   Jane Gilmour, David Skuse, University College London, UK

IV. Comprehensive treatment approaches 

1. Does Growth hormone affect Morbidities Associated wit obesity in Prader-Willi Syndrome? 
   Aaron L. Carrel, David B. Allen, University of Wisconsin Children’s hospital, USA 
    
2. Role of Diet and Upbringing in Young Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome 
   Dagmar l’Allemand, Sara Bachmann, Urs Eiholzer, Foundation Growth Puberty Adolescence, Zurich, Switzerland 
    
3. Prader-Willi Syndrome: a Pervasive Neurodevelopmental Disorder Requiring a Multidisciplinary Care Approach 
   Barbara Y. Whitman, St. Louis University School of Medicine, USA 
    
4. A Comprehensive Approach to Limit Weight Gain and to Normalise Body Composition in Prader-Willi Syndrome 
   Urs Eiholzer, Foundation Growth Puberty Adolescence, Zurich, Switzerland

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