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ea0049ep724 | Paediatric endocrinology | ECE2017

Intracranial lesions in children and adolescents with morbid obesity; results of long-term follow-up

Ergur Ayca Torel , Gunes Sevinc Odabasi , Tan Sinan , Tandircioglu Umit Ayse

Introduction: Childhood obesity has become an important health problem nowadays. Intracranial lesions (IC) can affect the hypothalamic - hypophyseal axis depending on the localization of the lesion and lead to hypophyseal hormone deficiencies, especially growth hormone. Although IC lesions are important in the etiology of obesity, There’s limited data in the literature about this subject. Aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence of IC lesions and their role in clini...