Friday, November 14, 2014

Subarachnoid hemorhage and growth hormone treatment in childhood

Poidvin A, et al.  GH treatment for childhood short stature and risk of stroke in early adulthood. Neurology; 2013; 83: 780-6.
 
6874 children with idiopathic GH deficiency or short stature who stated GH treatment had  rate of hemorrhage from 3.5 to 7.0 compared registry rates. from 1985-96 
 
Editorial (Ichord R) outlines ramifications on screening adults exposed to GH and counselling kids considering GH about risks, which are small but not negligible.
 
 
 
 

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