ESPE Abstracts

Background: Activity dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP) syndrome (OMIM: 615873), also known as Helsmoortel Van Der Aa syndrome (HVDAS), is an autosomal dominant monogenic neurodevelopmental disorder caused by ADNP gene mutations. It is characterized with impaired learning and motor skills, hypotonia, dysmorphic features, organ anomalies, behavioral and psychiatric problems.Aim: To present a female patient with HVDA...

Ritscher-Schinzel (cranio-cerebello-cardiac, 3C) syndrome is a very rare recently delineated disorder with Dandy-Walker malformation, congenital heart defects and dysmorphic craniofacial features; however, the full spectrum of this disorder has not been determined.Objective and hypotheses: To present a patient with short stature and growth hormone (GH) deficiency as a part of the clinical manifestations of Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome.<p class="abstext...

Background: The rapid-onset obesity with hypoventilation, hypothalamic, autonomic dysregulation (ROHHAD) is a long-known rare condition with a high morbidity and mortality rate, and still unknown etiology.Objective: We aim to present the clinical findings and treatment in a patient with ROHHAD syndrome.Case presentation: A 4-year-old girl had normal development until March 2022 whe...