hrp0095fc10.4 | GH and IGFs | ESPE2022

Cerebral white matter hyperintensities in young adults born small for gestational age treated with growth hormone during childhood in comparison with untreated controls

Dorrepaal Demi , Goedegebuure Wesley , Bos Daniel , van der Lugt Aad , van der Steen Manouk , Hokken-Koelega Anita

Background: The French population of the SAGhE study showed an increased morbidity and mortality due to cerebrovascular disease in growth hormone (GH) treated subjects compared to the general population. Cerebrovascular health can be assessed using neuroimaging markers on MRI. One of the markers is white matter hyperintensity (WMH).Objective: To assess cerebrovascular health by scoring WMH on MRI in young adults born sma...