Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency

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Pediatrics

Poll: Monitoring Brain Growth in Children With GHD

12/16/2021

New research on pediatric growth hormone deficiency suggests that "Semi-automated volumetric assessment of the pituitary gland, hippocampus, and amygdala using MRI may provide an objective assessment of...

12/16/2021

cardiovascular disease

Poll: Cardiac Function in Pediatric GHD

11/02/2018

Research Summaries

treatment

Prediction Model May Identify Children Eligible for Growth Hormone Treatment

02/18/2022

In a recent study, researchers examined the effectiveness of a prediction model to identify which children may or may not benefit from growth hormone treatment.

02/18/2022

Treatment

rhGH Treatment Stimulates Brain Growth, Normalizing of Bone Age in Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency

12/08/2021

Growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor one (IGF-1) have a key role in neurogenesis and brain development. However, data have been scarce regarding brain growth in patients with IGHD after treatment...

12/08/2021

Endocrinology

Growth Hormone Treatment Leads to More Normalized Timing of Puberty Onset

10/25/2021

The study included 135 boys and 89 girls with isolated growth hormone deficiency at Tanaka Growth Clinic in Japan. Among them, 83 boys and 51 girls started growth hormone treatment earlier than the average...

10/25/2021

Endocrine disorders

Guidelines: The Pediatric Endocrine Society Publish Guidelines for Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children

09/09/2021

These recommendations come as an update to the 2003 guidelines after an extensive literature review process.

09/09/2021

cardiovascular disease

Is Cardiac Function Impaired in Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency?

11/02/2018

Cardiac functioning is impaired among children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) compared with healthy children, but growth hormone (GH) therapy may help, according to

11/02/2018

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