Adolescent growth and pubertal progression in the Silver-Russell syndrome.

Bloom syndrome in short children born small for gestational age: a challenging diagnosis.

BACKGROUND GH treatment has become a frequently applied growth-promoting therapy in short children born small for gestational age (SGA). In some disorders GH treatment is contraindicated, eg, chromosomal breakage syndromes. Bloom syndrome is a rare chromosomal breakage syndrome characterized by severe pre- and postnatal growth deficiency, a photosensitive facial erythema, immunodeficiency, ment...

Decreased growth during therapy with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

BACKGROUND There is no information on the effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) on growth and puberty in children. We examined growth and growth hormone secretion in 4 children treated with SSRIs for various psychiatric disorders. DESIGN Case study. PARTICIPANTS Four children (3 boys) aged 11.6 to 13.7 years with obsessive-compulsive disorder or Tourette syndrome. MAI...

Severe Silver-Russell syndrome.

Three children are described with severe Silver-Russell syndrome. Major medical problems occurred in the first two years of life in all three. Silver-Russell syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of children with severe pre- and postnatal growth deficiency.

Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR) including Russell Silver Syndrome A Guide for Parents and Patients

Reproductive ability of an adult female with Silver-Russell syndrome.

An adult female with typical features of Silver-Russell dwarfism gave birth to a viable infant. Despite the abnormalities in sexual development that may be associated with the Silver-Russell syndrome, fertility is not necessarily impaired, at least in females. The growth and development of children with the Silver-Russell syndrome have been studied (Silver, 1964; Tanner et al., 1975). There is,...