hrp0082fc9.6 | Beta cells | ESPE2014

Sulfonylurea Therapy Corrects Hypotonia, Attention Deficits, Improves Complex Neuropsychological Functions and Motricity in Patients with Neonatal Diabetes Secondary to Mutation in Potassium Channel Subunits, Through a CNS Effect

Beltrand Jacques , Vaivre-Douvret Laurence , Busiah Kanetee , Fournier Emmanuel , Boddaert Nathalie , Vera Myriam , Bahi-Buisson Nadia , Bui-Quoc Emmanuel , Ingster-Moati Isabelle , Flechtner Isabelle , Simon Albane , Scharfmann Raphael , Cave Helene , Elie Caroline , Polak Michel

Background: Sulfonylurea therapy (SU) allows a better metabolic control than insulin in patients with neonatal diabetes secondary to mutation in potassium channel subunits (ND-K). Most of these patients have neurological and neuromotor developmental impairments whose changes under SU has not been studied in a systematic and prospective way in a large cohort.Objective and Hypotheses: To demonstrate the beneficial effect of SU on neuropsychological functio...

hrp0095fc10.1 | GH and IGFs | ESPE2022

Growth hormone and childhood-onset craniopharyngioma: When to initiate growth hormone replacement therapy?

Quoc Adrien Nguyen , Kévin Beccaria , BriceñO Laura GonzáLez , Graziella Pinto , Boustani Dinane Samara , Athanasia Stoupa , Jacques Beltrand , Alix Besançon , Caroline Thalassinos , Stéphanie Puget , Thomas Blauwblomme , Claire Alapetite , Stéphanie Bolle , François Doz , Jacques Grill , Christelle Dufour , Franck Bourdeaut , Samuel Abbou , Rousseau Léa Guerrini , Amaury Leruste , Séverine Brabant , Magali Viaud , Nathalie Boddaert , Michel Polak , Dulanjalee Kariyawasam

Objective: Craniopharyngioma is a benign brain tumour with frequent local recurrence after treatment. Growth hormone replacement therapy (GHRT) is prescribed in children with growth hormone deficiency due to childhood-onset craniopharyngioma. The objective was to evaluate whether shorter time delay of GHRT initiation after childhood-onset craniopharyngioma completion therapy increased the risk of recurrence.Design: Our r...