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Iatreia ; 21(3): 219-228, sept. 2008. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-506616

ABSTRACT

Antecedentes: se han descrito diversas alteraciones endocrinas y de la salud sexual en adultos y en mujeres púberes con epilepsia. En varones púberes hay pocos estudios al respecto, ninguno de ellos en Colombia. Objetivos: establecer la frecuencia de alteraciones del desarrollo físico y sexual de varonesprepúberes y púberes con epilepsia y explorar su asociación con el uso de fármacos antiepilépticos y con las características clínicas, electroencefalográficas e imaginológicasde la enfermedad. Métodos: se evaluaron 29 varones epilépticos entre 8 y 18 años, que no estaban recibiendoesteroides, ni tenían retardo mental moderado o grave, parálisis cerebral o trastornos endocrinos. Se obtuvieron los datos en una entrevista estructurada a los padres, en los registros médicos y evaluando la maduración física y sexual (antropometría, Tanner, longitud delpene y volumen testicular). Resultados: el 6,9% de los pacientes presentaban alteración del desarrollo sexual y el 31%, alteración del desarrollo físico: sobrepeso 20,7%, obesidad 6,9% y talla baja 13,8%. Los pacientestratados con ácido valproico tenían tasas más altas de sobrepeso (50% frente a 5,3%, p = 0,01) y menor volumen testicular (3,25 frente a 5,5 mL, p = 0,08) que quienes no tomaban este medicamento. Los pacientes con talla baja habían tenido una duración mayor de la epilepsia comparadoscon los de talla normal (9,75 frente a 4,0 años, p = 0,02). Conclusión: los varones prepúberes y púberes conepilepsia presentan tasas altas de sobrepeso y obesidad asociadas con la administración de ácido valproico, y de talla baja asociada con una mayorduración de la enfermedad; estos trastornos se deben controlar durante el tratamiento.


Background: Diverse endocrine and sexual alterations have been described in adults and pubertal women with epilepsy. There are few studies of thesedisorders in pubertal males, none of them in Colombia. Objectives: To establish the frequency of alterationsof physical and sexual development in prepubertal and pubertal males with epilepsy and to explore its association with the use of antiepileptic drugs andwith the clinical, electroencephalographic and imaginological features of the disease.Methods: Twenty-nine epileptic males between 8 and 18 years of age were evaluated. They were not receiving steroids, and none of them had eithermoderate or severe mental retardation, cerebral palsy or endocrine dysfunctions. Data were obtained froma structured interview with their parents, from the medical registrations and by evaluating the physical and sexual maturation (anthropometric measures, Tanner, penile length and testicular volume). Results: There were alterations of the sexual development in 6.9% or the patients, and of thephysical development in 31%, namely: overweight in 20.7%, obesity in 6.9% and short stature in 13.8%. Those taking valproate had higher rates of overweight (50% vs 5.3%, p = 0.01), and lower testicular volume (3.25 vs 5.5 mL, p = 0.08) in comparison with the ones that did not use it. Patients with short stature had had longer duration of the epilepsy as compared to those with normal stature (9.75 vs 4.0 years, p = 0.02). Conclusion: Prepubertal and pubertal males withepilepsy presented high rates of overweight and obesity associated with the use of valproate, and of short stature associated with longer duration of their illness; such alterations should be controlled during treatment.


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Anticonvulsants , Child Development , Epilepsy , Sexual Maturation
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