Endocrine Abstracts

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Transition from pediatric to adult care is a challenging turning point for patients, physicians and health care system that need to be planned and adapted to each center. Endocrine conditions present some specific concerns at transition that need to be clarified to insure optimal care during adulthood. We had the opportunity to set up a network to evaluate transition process of patient with a chronic endocrine condition at the Department of Endocrinology and Reproductive Medic...

Many children have been treated for the diagnosis of GH deficiency during childhood. Having reached final height, it was customary to stop the GH therapy. However, even though final height has been achieved, the adolescent ‘child’ is still in the transition phase as far as peak muscle and bone development are concerned. As this transition period is particularly challenging in adolescents that were treated with GH during childhood it is most important to redefine them...

Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) is a complex genetic disorder caused by the absence of normal activity in the paternally expressed genes from chromosome 15q11–q13. PWS is characterised by hyperphagia, muscular hypotonia, developmental and cognitive delays, behavioural problems and endocrine abnormalities. Obesity and short stature are common.Endocrine deficiencies: The combination of the phenotype and reduced GH and IGF1 levels indicates a dysfunct...

Transition from childhood through adolescence towards adulthood is a gradual process characterized by progressive independence, but also increased responsibility for health care. Specifically, for adolescents with chronic diseases, necessitating long-term medical care, the transition from pediatric to adult care is further characterized by the separation of the well-known environment of a Children’s Hospital towards an adult health care system, mainly accompanied by a sep...