| Title | Actual questions of diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic short stature in children |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2017 |
| Authors | Samson, OYa., Sprynchuk, NA, Bolshova, OV |
| Abbreviated Key Title | Dopov. Nac. akad. nauk Ukr. |
| DOI | 10.15407/dopovidi2017.04.096 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Section | Medicine |
| Pagination | 96-102 |
| Date Published | 4/2017 |
| Language | Ukrainian |
| Abstract | Among all patients with short stature, the examination revealed the normal content of growth hormone (basal and stimulated levels) and reduced or normal levels of insulin-like growth factor-I in the majority, which automatically excludes these patients from a cohort of growth hormone deficiency. The vast majority of these patients had a diagnosis of idiopathic short stature; sometimes, there were isolated cases of a syndrome of biologically inactive growth hormone. The article discusses the diagnostic differences between these states and therapeutic interventions, by predicting the effectiveness of treatment. |
| Keywords | growth hormone, short stature, test of stimulation of insulin-like growth factor-I |
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