JOURNAL OF

PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

 

VOLUME 21, NUMBER 4

APRIL 2008

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

EDITORIAL

 

Lost Lessons of Glucocorticoid Potency and the Treatment of Children with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

 

S.A. Rivkees, New Haven, CT, USA [free text]

297

 

 

REVIEW

 

Insulin-like Growth Factor-I (rhIGF-I) Therapy of Short Stature

 

A.L. Rosenbloom, Gainesville, FL, USA [free text]

301

 

 

IMAGES IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY

 

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy with Leprechaunism

 

A. Baykan, M. Cansever, B. Konuskan, H. Nihal, U. Kazim and N. Nazmi, Kayseri, Turkey [free text]

317

 

 

COMMENTARY

 

Endothelial Dysfunction in Growth Hormone Deficiency

 

R. Lanes, Caracas, Venezuela

319

 

 

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

 

Growth Hormone (GH) Treatment Does Not Restore Endothelial Function in Children with GH Deficiency

 

R.P. Hoffman, Columbus, OH, USA

323

 

 

Changes in Insulin Sensitivity and Glucose Metabolism During Therapy with Recombinant Human Growth Hormone

in Short Children Born Small For Gestational Age show a Negative Correlation with Baseline Measurements

 

P. Chatelain, R. Crabbé, H. Saunders and M. von Holtey, Lyon, France and Lausanne and Geneva, Switzerland

329

 

 

Use of Metformin in Obese Adolescents with Hyperinsulinemia: A 6-month, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial

 

M.E. Atabek and O. Pirgon, Konya, Turkey

339

 

 

Adherence to Guidelines for and Disparities in Diabetes Care Utilization in Medicaid Children

 

K. Sheikh, C.M. Bullock, Y. Jiang and S.D. Ketner, Kansas City, MO, USA

349

 

 

Resting Energy Expenditure in Insulin Resistance Falls with Decompensation of Insulin Secretion in Obese Children

 

S. Ten, A. Bhangoo, N. Ramchandani, C. Mueller, M. Vogiatzi, M. New, M. Lesser and N. Maclaren, New York, NY, USA

359

 

 

Insulin Receptor Autoimmunity and Insulin Resistance

 

P. Zhou, S. Ten, S. Sinha, N. Ramchandani, M. Vogiatzi and N. Maclaren, Bronx and New York, NY, USA

369

 

 

Geographical Epidemiology of Neonatal Transitory Hypothyroidism. Trend Evidence in Central Italian Region

 

M.B.L. Rocchi, D. Sisti, M.C. Albertini, G. Burroni, V. Stoppioni, R. Ciatti and M. Burroni, Urbino and Fano, Italy

377

 

 

PATIENT REPORT LETTERS

 

Anaphylactic Reaction to Recombinant Insulin-like Growth Factor-I

 

E. Torjusen, J. Calderon and S.A. Rivkees, New Haven, CT, USA

381

 

 

Autosomal Dominant Hypoparathyroidism with Severe Hypomagnesemia and Hypocalcemia, Successfully Treated

with Recombinant PTH and Continuous Subcutaneous Magnesium Infusion

 

S. Sanda, K.P. Schlingmann and R.S. Newfield, La Jolla, CA, USA and Marburg, Germany

385

 

 

Thiamine Withdrawal Can Lead to Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Thiamine Responsive Megaloblastic Anemia:

Report of Two Siblings

 

S. Kurtoglu, N. Hatipoglu, M. Keskin, M. Kendirci and M. Akcakus, Kayseri, Turkey

393

 

 

CALENDAR

399