Abstract | PURPOSE: CASE REPORTS: CONCLUSION:
Growth hormone replacement for CIM associated with growth hormone deficiency does not uniformly halt or reverse syrinx progression. If a trial of hormone replacement is attempted, patients should be followed closely for progression of syringomyelia or the development of symptoms.
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Authors | Robert P Naftel, R Shane Tubbs, Joshua Y Menendez, W Jerry Oakes |
Journal | Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
(Childs Nerv Syst)
Vol. 29
Issue 12
Pg. 2291-4
(Dec 2013)
ISSN: 1433-0350 [Electronic] Germany |
PMID | 23494658
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Arnold-Chiari Malformation
(complications, pathology)
- Child, Preschool
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
(adverse effects)
- Human Growth Hormone
(adverse effects)
- Humans
- Syringomyelia
(etiology, pathology)
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