...Juliane Léger Fetal and neonatal autoimmune hyperthyroidism is a rare, serious but transient disorder. Early diagnosis and treatment are key objectives for an optimal prognosis and the well-being of the child. This review focuses on the management of these patients during the fetal and neonatal...

...Ageliki A. Karatza; Sotirios Fouzas; Ioannis Giannakopoulos; Dimitra Kritikou; Dionisios Chrysis Background/Aims: The physiologic relevance of osteoprotegerin (OPG) and the receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand (RANKL) in the preterm neonate is unknown. The aim of this study was to examine...

...María Gabriela Ballerini; Ana Chiesa; Carina Morelli; Mauro Frusti; María Gabriela Ropelato Background: Reference intervals (RI) of serum 17α- hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP) are useful to confirm congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) in neonates with abnormal screening results and nonclassical forms...

...Mustafa Ali Akin; Dilek Sarici; Ali Yikilmaz; Leyla Akin; Tamer Gunes; M. Adnan Ozturk; Selim Kurtoglu Background/Aims: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in neonates is associated with lipid alterations that might be a risk factor for early cardiovascular disease in adult life. The aim of this study...

...(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Nowadays, the classic type of CAH is generally diagnosed in the first weeks of life as a result of the neonatal screening...

...Jerry K.H. Wales; Sally Carney; Alan T. Gibson Accurate measurements of both healthy and premature neonates are possible but rarely performed. Routine anthropometry is often not performed at all or with large measurement errors due to inadequate training of personnel or inappropriate equipment...

...Sumitaka Saisho; Kazuhiko Shimozawa; Jun-ichi Yata We have developed an easy and rapid method of reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)-UV spectrometry for measuring adrenal Δ 4 -steroids. Three female neonates with adrenal 21-hydroxylase deficiency (2 salt-losers and 1 simple...

... aged 4 months to 18 years, plasma ANP was similar to values obtained in 7 healthy adult volunteers (23.9 ± 11.9 vs. 25.7 ± 4.6 fmol/ml). There was no significant relationship between ANP and age. ANP is elevated about twofold in full-term neonates being 3–4 days of age, and returned to normal...

...B. Godó; H.K.A. Visser; H.J. Degenhart The 17α-hydroxyprogesterone (17-HP) levels of cord and peripheral blood plasma were determined in fullterm and in preterm neonates, in order to investigate the normal concentration range during the first week of extrauterine life. In both fullterm and preterm...

..., for example, muscle, gut, or plasma proteins. Stable isotopes Nutrition Hormones Protein Neonates Children Adolescents As protein accretion is a prerequisite for growth, studying the mechanisms by which nutrients and hormones promote protein gain is of utmost relevance to paediatric...

... advertised or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. As neonatal care has become increasingly...

...Markus Bettendorf; Norbert Albers; Jacqueline Bauer; UdoE. Heinrich; Otwin Linderkamp; Christiane Maser-Gluth The aim of the present study was to test the practicability of sequential cortisol determinations in saliva of low birth weight neonates and to evaluate the impact of systemic and inhaled...