Abstract BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Although pharmacological GH stimulation tests are still considered the gold standard for GH deficiency (GHD) diagnosis, they are burdened by poor specificity. The majority of children diagnosed as having GHD show normal GH responses when re-tested at the end of growth, thus questioning the initial diagnosis. We evaluated the concordance between IGF-I levels and GH responses to provocative tests. METHODS: We analyzed 105 GHRH plus arginine tests, 79 arginine tests, and 124 clonidine tests performed in 192 short children. IGF-I levels ≤-2SD score (SDS) were considered suggestive for high likelihood of GHD. The percentage of positive and negative results for each test was determined and compared with IGF-I le...
Aim: To verify whether the release of GH obtained by double stimulation with arginine (arginine plus...
Abstract Background Combined simultaneous arginine clonidine stimulation (CSACS) test represents a m...
A number of studies have evaluated the role of IGF1 measurement in the diagnosis of growth hormone d...
Abstract BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Although pharmacological GH stimulation tests are still considered t...
Objective: The diagnosis of GH deficiency (GHD) in children and adolescents is established when GH c...
Children with auxological parameters defining a ‘short stature’ is routinely subjected to various bl...
In this study we investigated 9 prepubertal children with blunted GH response to classic pharmacolog...
Ninety-one children (39 females, 52 males) were tested for growth hormone (GH) deficiency using the ...
Proceedings of Clinical MeetingNinety-one children (39 females, 52 males) were tested for growth hor...
OBJECTIVE: The diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is currently based on clinical, auxolog...
Background: Diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) needs both clinical and biological aspects ...
GH deficiency (GHD) in adults has to be shown by a single provocative test, provided that it is vali...
OBJECTIVE: Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is difficult to distinguish from idiopathic Parkinson's dis...
Most children with idiopathic isolated GH deficiency (IGHD) normalize GH response to stimulation tes...
Background: Re-testing for GH secretion is needed to confirm the diagnosis of GH deficiency (GHD) af...
Aim: To verify whether the release of GH obtained by double stimulation with arginine (arginine plus...
Abstract Background Combined simultaneous arginine clonidine stimulation (CSACS) test represents a m...
A number of studies have evaluated the role of IGF1 measurement in the diagnosis of growth hormone d...
Abstract BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Although pharmacological GH stimulation tests are still considered t...
Objective: The diagnosis of GH deficiency (GHD) in children and adolescents is established when GH c...
Children with auxological parameters defining a ‘short stature’ is routinely subjected to various bl...
In this study we investigated 9 prepubertal children with blunted GH response to classic pharmacolog...
Ninety-one children (39 females, 52 males) were tested for growth hormone (GH) deficiency using the ...
Proceedings of Clinical MeetingNinety-one children (39 females, 52 males) were tested for growth hor...
OBJECTIVE: The diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is currently based on clinical, auxolog...
Background: Diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) needs both clinical and biological aspects ...
GH deficiency (GHD) in adults has to be shown by a single provocative test, provided that it is vali...
OBJECTIVE: Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is difficult to distinguish from idiopathic Parkinson's dis...
Most children with idiopathic isolated GH deficiency (IGHD) normalize GH response to stimulation tes...
Background: Re-testing for GH secretion is needed to confirm the diagnosis of GH deficiency (GHD) af...
Aim: To verify whether the release of GH obtained by double stimulation with arginine (arginine plus...
Abstract Background Combined simultaneous arginine clonidine stimulation (CSACS) test represents a m...
A number of studies have evaluated the role of IGF1 measurement in the diagnosis of growth hormone d...