title: Growth hormone treatment and pseudotumor cerebri: coincidence or close relationship?
abstract: Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is an uncommon disorder in the pediatric population. It is not a benign condition. It can cause permanent vision loss. The most recently recognized risk factor for this disorder is recombinant human growth hormone (GH) therapy. Data from Genentech's National Cooperative Growth Study (NCGS), a postmarketing surveillance program, are analyzed to examine the relationship between GH therapy and PTC. Several areas are addressed, including plausibility, probability, clinical and laboratory presentations, management, clinical outcome, present state of knowledge, and future recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE 19899, USA. greeves@nemours.org
authors.forename: Grafton D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Reeves
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Doyle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone