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- Title
High prevalence of pituitary hormone deficiency in both unilateral and bilateral optic nerve hypoplasia.
- Authors
Dahl, Sara; Kristoffersen Wiberg, Maria; Teär Fahnehjelm, Kristina; Sävendahl, Lars; Wickström, Ronny
- Abstract
<bold>Aim: </bold>This study examined the prevalence of neurological impairment and pituitary hormone deficiency (PHD) in patients with unilateral and bilateral optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH).<bold>Methods: </bold>A population-based cross-sectional cohort study of 65 patients (51% female) with ONH was conducted in Stockholm. Of these were 35 bilateral and 30 unilateral. The patients were below 20 years of age, living in Stockholm in December 2009 and found through database searching. The median age at the analysis of the results in January 2018 was 16.1 years (range 8.1-27.5 years). Neurological assessments and blood sampling were conducted, neuroradiology was reviewed and growth curves were analysed. Diagnoses of PHDs were based on clinical and biochemical evidence of hormone deficiency.<bold>Results: </bold>Neurological impairments were identified in 47% of the patients and impairments in gross and fine motor function were more prevalent in bilateral ONH (p < 0.001). In addition, 9% had cerebral palsy and 14% had epilepsy. The prevalence of PHD was 29 and 19% had multiple PHD.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Children with ONH had a high risk of neurological impairment, especially in bilateral disease. Both unilateral and bilateral ONH signified an increased prevalence of PHD and all these children should be endocrinologically followed up until completed puberty.
- Subjects
STOCKHOLM (Sweden); HORMONE deficiencies; OPTIC nerve; PITUITARY hormones; DISEASE prevalence
- Publication
Acta Paediatrica, 2019, Vol 108, Issue 9, p1677
- ISSN
0803-5253
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/apa.14751