Headache, idiopathic intracranial hypertension and slipped capital femoral epiphysis during growth hormone treatment: a safety update from the KIGS database.

F, Darendeliler; G, Karagiannis; P, Wilton

doi:10.1159/000110474

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Headache, idiopathic intracranial hypertension and slipped capital femoral epiphysis during growth hormone treatment: a safety update from the KIGS database.

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Authors:

Darendeliler F

Karagiannis G

Wilton P

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Several uncommon adverse effects may be related to growth hormone (GH) treatment. Three potential side effects, headache, idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) and slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), will be discussed. Data from 57,968 children in the KIGS (Pfizer Inter...

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