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Tratamiento con hormona de crecimiento en niños nacidos pequeños para la edad gestacional. Experiencia de un centro

Arch. argent. pediatr; 121 (4), 2023
Introducción. Los pequeños para la edad gestacional (PEG) suelen tener una talla final 1 DE bajo la media. Se diferencian tres grupos según antropometría al nacimiento: de peso reducido (PRN), de longitud reducida (LRN) o ambos. Objetivos. Describir las características de los pacientes PEG atendidos...

Eficácia e segurança de Somatropina para o tratamento de crianças nascidas pequenas para a idade gestacional: revisão rápida de evidências

Tecnologia: Somatropina. Indicação: Transtorno de crescimento em crianças nascidas pequenas para a idade gestacional (PIG). Pergunta: A somatropina é eficaz e segura para promover aumento da curva de crescimento em crianças nascidas PIG? Métodos: Levantamento bibliográfico foi realizado na base de...

Growth hormone effects on childrens height with achondroplasia and hypochondroplasia: a systematic review and metanalysis

Prensa méd. argent; 105 (10), 2019
Introduction: Achondroplasia (Ach) is the most frequent cause of dwarfism. The first therapeutic strategy offered to patients with Ach was. However, GH has played un important role in Ach and Hypochondroplasia (Hch), despite short-term and long-term effects. Purpose: The aim of this systematic review and...

Pegvisomant in acromegaly: a multicenter real-life study in Argentina

ABSTRACT Objective To describe the long term safety and efficacy of pegvisomant (PEGV), and the predictors of treatment response in patients with acromegaly in the real life setting. Subjects and methods We retrospectively reviewed the clinical, hormonal and radiological data of acromegalic patients ...

De la osteología a la osteomiología: tres décadas de aportes originales continuos al análisis biomecánico osteomuscular
From osteology to osteo-myology: three decades of continuous, original contributions to musculoskeletal biomechanical analysis

Actual. osteol; 14 (2), 2018
En consonancia con la orientación tradicional de nuestras investigaciones, la Osteología está incorporando progresivamente el análisis estructural-biomecánico óseo y las interacciones músculo-esqueléticas. En este artículo se sintetizan los aportes originales del CEMFoC a la Osteología moderna ...

Influence of growth hormone replacement on neurological and psychomotor development. Case report

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT The height response to the use of growth hormone in short height cases has already been confirmed in the literature. The influence of the insulin-like growth factor 1 (GH-IGF1) axis components on development, function, regeneration, neuroprotection, cognition, and motor functions has been evalua...

Ampliação de concentrações de somatropina para o tratamento de pacientes com síndrome de Turner e de pacientes com deficiência de hormônio de crescimento: hipopituitarismo

CONTEXTO: A somatropina é disponibilizada nas apresentações de 4 UI e 12 UI frasco-ampola e pertence ao Grupo 1B do Componente Especializado da Assistência Farmacêutica (CEAF). Observou-se que o consumo de somatropina 12 UI apresentou crescimento maior em relação à de 4 UI. A partir de 2015, a so...

Effects of the use of growth hormone in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a systematic review

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (2), 2017
Abstract Introduction: Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) often have impaired growth and short stature. There is evidence that the therapeutic use of growth hormone (GH) is useful and safe in these patients. Objective: To analyze the effects of GH use in patients with JIA. Method: A sys...

A boy with Prader-Willi syndrome: unmasking precocious puberty during growth hormone replacement therapy

SUMMARY Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder frequently characterized by obesity, growth hormone deficiency, genital abnormalities, and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. Incomplete or delayed pubertal development as well as premature adrenarche are usually found in PWS, whereas central precocio...