hrp0089p1-p164 | Growth & Syndromes P1 | ESPE2018

Changing Patterns of Growth in Prader-Willi Syndrome

Irene Neophytou Georgia , Frixou Mikaela , Guftar Shaikh M. , Kyriakou Andreas

Introduction/Aim: Children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) show alterations in infantile, childhood and pubertal growth. Growth Hormone (GH) therapy is recommended due to reported improvements in height velocity (HV) and body composition. The aim was to describe the patterns of growth in PWS and the influence of both changes in clinical practice and GH therapy.Methods: Height SDS (HSDS), BMISDS and HVSDS of children attending a dedicated PWS clinic, 200...