Introduction Nowadays the term “short stature” is used because of the negative connotation of the word “short stature”. This describes that a person is below the 3rd percentile of the growth rate – i.e. less than 97% of all persons in his age group. Children whose parents are also very small do not fall under … Childhood
Adolescence syndrome A “short stature or small stature syndrome” does not exist. There are various syndromes, i.e. combinations of symptoms or phenomena, which comprise a short stature. The best known syndromes are the Ulrich Turner syndrome (see description for further symptoms), trisomy 21, Prader Willi syndrome or Noonan syndrome. All these syndromes include dwarfism as … Adolescence syndrome | Childhood
Duration If a child has a deficiency of growth hormones that causes dwarfism, artificial growth hormones must be administered until the epiphyseal joints of the bones have closed. This means that the therapy is stopped when the longitudinal growth of the body is complete. This is often as early as the age of 16 in … Duration | Childhood
