Table 3. Multidisciplinary team in treating ROHHADNET.
ROHHADNET = rapid-onset obesity with hypothalamic dysfunction, hypoventilation, autonomic dysregulation, and neuroendocrine tumor
Investigation/Screening | Therapeutic options |
Rapid obesity | |
Initial clinical evaluation, brain MRI, complete endocrine workup to exclude other differential diagnosis of precautious puberty, and evaluation of metabolic disturbance/year | Body mass index stabilization using strict calorie intake and regular exercise. Antidiabetic drugs and antilipid drugs |
Hypothalamic dysfunction | |
Hormonal investigation/Year for hypothyroidism, hyperprolactinemia, growth hormone deficiency, puberty delay, and adrenalin insufficiency | Specific hormonal substitution |
Hypoventilation | |
Polysomnography with nocturnal gas exchange/year if negative in the first five years, and prevention of respiratory infection | Artificial ventilation and influenza vaccine/year |
Autonomic dysregulation | |
ECG, echocardiography, 72-hour Holter/year, blood pressure/three months, gastroenterology screening/year for celiac disease, food intolerance and transient dysregulation, and ophthalmologic evaluation/year | Cardiac pacemaker, antihypertensive drugs, gluten-free diet, lactose-free diet, and drugs for transient control |
Neural Tumor | |
Screening to detect neuroendocrine tumors, and chest and abdominal MRI/year | In case of neuroendocrine tumor: staging and treatment |
Neurologic Impact | |
Electroencephalography in case of seizure, and evaluation for behavioral disturbances. | Antiepileptic drugs and antipsychotic drugs |
Genetic considerations | |
Exclude a PHOX2B mutation and genetic obesity |