Publications by authors named "Dibia Liz Pacoricona Alfaro"
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- Adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis have elevated ghrelin levels, and the study aimed to investigate differences in ghrelin levels between those with early-onset scoliosis (EOS) and without, as well as the link between early ghrelin levels and later EOS development.
- The study involved 30 children with EOS and 30 matched controls, using case control and longitudinal designs to analyze plasma ghrelin measurements from 2013 to 2018, alongside the Cobb angle for scoliosis severity.
- Results indicated that children with EOS had a significantly lower AG/UAG ratio compared to controls, and there was a positive correlation between Cobb angle and total ghrelin levels, implying that elevated ghrelin could be involved in the
Background: In the last 20 years, substantial improvements have been made in the diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). Few data on causes of death are available since those improvements were made. Our study assessed the causes of death among French patients with PWS over the first 11 years of experience of the nationwide French Reference Center for PWS (FRC-PWS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEducation policies encourage inclusion of students with mild-intellectual disability (mild-ID) in community/school life. However, such policies potentially increase exposure to substance use. This article examines tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use among French students enrolled in special units for students with disabilities (ULIS) at mainstream junior high schools compared to those of general population of the equivalent age; and explores factors associated with substance use among ULIS students, known to present mostly mild-ID.
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