ea0033p72 | (1) | BSPED2013
Soni Astha
, Beech Gail
, Blair Jo
, Didi Mohammed
, Das Urmi
, Dharmaraj Poonam
, Burn Sasha
, Buxton Neil
, Mallucci Conor
, Benedetta Pettorini
Background: GH deficiency has been reported widely in association with myelomeningocele and other pituitary hormone deficiencies occur less frequently. Following an episode of adrenal crisis in a newborn infant with myelomeningocele and multiple pituitary hormone deficiencies we introduced a policy of screening affected, newborn infants for pituitary insufficiency, focusing on thyroid function and cortisol levels.Patients and methods: Data from 26 infant...