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ea0029p595 | Diabetes | ICEECE2012

Comparative incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in school-aged children between immigrated families and the background population living in Piedmont or in Morocco, 2005–2009: a role for vitamin D?

Savastio S. , Prodam F. , Perino A. , Balafrej A. , Monzani A. , Lera R. , Fontana F. , Cerutti F. , Bona G. , Cadario F.

Introduction: The aim was to compare the incidence of type 1 diabetes between immigrant Moroccan and Romanian children and background population in Piedmont, Italy, and between Moroccan children living in Italy and their counterpart in Morocco.Patients and methods: All new cases of type 1 diabetes aged 613 years in Piedmont and Morocco in 20052009 were retrieved by regional registries. Numbers of children regularly registered to primary and m...

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ea0016p434 | Neuroendocrinology | ECE2008

Hypopituitarism and features of the metabolic syndrome in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Prodam Flavia , Gasco Valentina , Rovere Silvia , Perino Claudio , Golisano Graziella , Busti Arianna , Belcastro Sara , Corneli Ginevra , Aimaretti Gianluca

Objective: Hypopituitarism in adults may be a consequence of TBI, but in the acute or long term management of TBI patients (ptx), endocrine evaluations are not usually included. Aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of hypopituitarism and metabolic syndrome in a population of 54 severe (n=31) and moderate (n=23) TBI ptx (38 M, 16 F; age (mean±S.D.): 39.8±2.1 years) who had TBI more than 12 months before.<p class="abstext...

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Comparative incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in school-aged children between immigrated families and the background population living in Piedmont or in Morocco, 2005–2009: a role for vitamin D?

Hypopituitarism and features of the metabolic syndrome in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI)

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