Article ; Online: Influence of growth hormone replacement on neurological and psychomotor development. Case report.
2018 Volume 16, Issue 2, Page(s) eRC3961
Abstract: The height response to the use of growth hormone in short height cases has already been confirmed in the literature. The influence of the insulin-like growth factor 1 (GH-IGF1) axis components on development, function, regeneration, neuroprotection, ... ...
Abstract | The height response to the use of growth hormone in short height cases has already been confirmed in the literature. The influence of the insulin-like growth factor 1 (GH-IGF1) axis components on development, function, regeneration, neuroprotection, cognition, and motor functions has been evaluated in experimental studies and in adults with central nervous system lesions. However, there is still little research on the clinical impact of hormone replacement on neurological and psychomotor development. This report presents the case of a patient with excellent weight-height recovery and, even more surprisingly, neurological and psychomotor development in response to use of growth hormone. The result strengthens the correlation between experimental and clinical findings related to cerebral plasticity response to growth hormone in children. A preterm male patient with multiple health problems during the neonatal and young infancy period, who for six years presented with a relevant deficit in growth, bone maturation, and neurological and psychomotor development. At six years of age, he had low stature (z-score -6.89), low growth rate, and low weight (z-score -7.91). He was incapable of sustaining his axial weight, had not developed fine motor skills or sphincter control, and presented with dysfunctional swallowing and language. Supplementary tests showed low IGF-11 levels, with no changes on the image of the hypothalamus-pituitary region, and bone age consistent with three-year-old children - for a chronological age of six years and one month. Growth hormone replacement therapy had a strong impact on the weight-height recovery as well as on the neurological and psychomotor development of this child. |
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MeSH term(s) | Body Height/drug effects ; Body Height/physiology ; Body Weight/drug effects ; Body Weight/physiology ; Child ; Child Development/drug effects ; Child Development/physiology ; Hormone Replacement Therapy/methods ; Human Growth Hormone/deficiency ; Human Growth Hormone/therapeutic use ; Humans ; Male ; Nervous System Diseases/drug therapy ; Psychomotor Disorders/drug therapy ; Time Factors ; Treatment Outcome |
Chemical Substances | Human Growth Hormone (12629-01-5) |
Language | Portuguese |
Publishing date | 2018-05-14 |
Publishing country | Brazil |
Document type | Case Reports |
ZDB-ID | 2418293-X |
ISSN | 2317-6385 ; 1679-4508 |
ISSN (online) | 2317-6385 |
ISSN | 1679-4508 |
DOI | 10.1590/S1679-45082018RC3961 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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