title: [Catch-up growth in growth hormone deficit children treated with GH since the first year of life].
abstract: Long-term effects of growth hormone (GH) treatment were studied in 59 GH deficient (GHD) children, whose treatment was started before the age of 1 year, during the period 1978-1992, under the supervision of the France-Hypophyse Association. Mean duration of treatment was 8 +/- 3.6 years. At the last evaluation, 20 patients (34%) had a height above normal mean for age, and 50 (85%) had a height above the second lower standard deviation (SD) for age. Final height prediction performed in 29 patients was greater than target size (-0.35 +/- 1.4 SD vs -0.56 +/- 0.79 SD). These results show that early treatment of GHD infants allows normal statural growth in the majority of the cases; in addition, they underline the importance of early diagnosis of GH deficiency.
authors.affiliation: CHRU-hôpital du Bocage, Dijon, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Huet
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Carel
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Nivelon
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Chaussain
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001827:Body Height / Q000187:drug effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone
vernacular_title: Rattrapage statural des enfants ayant un déficit en hormone de croissance traités dès la première année de vie.