2009-07-01
The relationship between central adrenal insufficiency and sleep-related breathing disorders in children with Prader-Willi syndrome
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Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism , Volume 94 - Issue 7 p. 2387- 2393
Background: The annual death rate of patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is high (3%). Many deaths of children are sudden and unexplained. Sleep apneas have been suggested to play a role in sudden deaths. Recently, we discovered that 60% of patients with PWS suffer from central adrenal insufficiency (CAI) during stress. Objective: The aim was to study the relationship between CAI and sleep-related breathing disorders. Design: In 20 children with PWS who underwent a metyrapone test (30 mg/kg at 2330 h), sleep-related breathing was evaluated by polysomnography before the metyrapone test. In addition,we recorded sleep-related breathing in 10 children with PWS during their metyrapone test. CAI was diagnosed when ACTH levels during the metyrapone test were below 33 pmol/liter at 0730 h. All tests were performed during healthy condition. Setting: The study was conducted in a pediatric intensive care unit and specialized sleep center. Results: Median (interquartile range) age was 8.4 yr (6.5-10.2). After metyrapone administration, median (interquartile range) central apnea index (number/hour) increased significantly from 2.2 (0.4-4.7) to 5.2 (1.5-7.9) (P = 0.007). The increase tended to be higher in children with CAI [2.8 (2.0-3.9) vs. 1.0 (-0.2 to 2.6); P = 0.09]. During polysomnography before the metyrapone test, sleep-related breathing was worse in children with CAI, who had a significantly higher central apnea index and tended to have a lower minimum oxygen saturation compared to those without CAI (P = 0.03 and P = 0.07). Conclusions: In children with PWS, the central apnea index increased significantly after metyrapone administration, particularly in those with CAI during stress. In addition, children with CAI had a higher central apnea index compared to those without several months before the metyrapone test. Copyright
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| doi.org/10.1210/jc.2008-2808, hdl.handle.net/1765/25374 | |
| Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism | |
| Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
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de Lind van Wijngaarden, R., Joosten, K., van den Berg, S., Otten, B., de Jong, F., Sweep, C. G. J., … Hokken-Koelega, A. (2009). The relationship between central adrenal insufficiency and sleep-related breathing disorders in children with Prader-Willi syndrome. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 94(7), 2387–2393. doi:10.1210/jc.2008-2808 |
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