ESPE Abstracts

Context: Delayed TSH elevation (dTSH) is defined as elevated TSH in the second neonatal screen following normal TSH in the initial screen. The clinical outcome of newborns with dTSH is not entirely elucidated, although several studies have suggested a full recovery in most cases.Objective: We aim to elucidate the natural history of dTSH in a group of neonatal intensive care newborns. In addition, we aim to define clinica...

Introduction: Differenciated thyroid cancer (DTC) is a rare disease in children and adolescents, it concerns approximatively 1.4% of all pediatric malignancies. Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common subtype of DTC in pediatric as well as in adult with necessity of radio iodine therapy after surgery.Aim: The aim of our study is to evaluate follow up after iodine therapy in childhood patients treated for...

Background: N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) are ionotropic glutamate receptors that are widely expressed in the CNS where they play an important role in neurotransmission and cell viability and serve as drug targets for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.Objective and hypotheses: Much less is known about the role of pancreatic NMDARs. Since neurons and pancreatic islets have many features in common, we hypothesiz...