was a Swiss doctor who, by 1969 became a full professor of Internal Medicine at Zurich University. According to published research, there have been more than 800 cases diagnosed since PWS was first described and diagnosed in various individuals. (Thompson et al., 1996). The latest research indicates that the number of cases of PWS range from 350,000 to 450,000 worldwide. It was also determined that it affects both male and female (Pascanu, Capraru, Marginean, & Banescu, 2013). “PWS affects…
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