ESPE Abstracts

Background: Vitamin D status in children with isolated GHD has been analyzed in few studies with controversial results. The aim of the study was to assess vitamin D status in children with idiopathic GHD in North and Central Greece.Materials and methods: 128 children (M/F: 76/61, mean age 9.5 (S.D.±3.5 years) with isolated GHD were compared with 65 controls (M/F: 46/3, mean age 9.3 (S.D.±3.2 years). Children were d...

Background: Blood glucose control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (TD1) is the most important goal in order to reduce potential complications. Following up these patients frequently and recording the relative metabolic parameters on a regular basis is necessary.Objective and hypotheses: The aim of the study was to compare the level of metabolic control in the children and adolescents with TD1 that are followed up in our Pediatric Diabete...

Background: Silver-Russell Syndrome (SRS) is a clinically heterogenous syndrome, characterized by intrauterine and postnatal growth retardation, distinct facial features, relative macrocefaly at birth and body asymmetry later in life, in combination with other malformations. Feeding difficulties, hypoglycemia and speech delay may appear. SRS diagnosis is clinical, according to the Netchine–Harbison clinical scoring system. Only 60% of cases are genetical...