Adjustment and rehabilitation problems of children, adolescents, and adults with Laron syndrome

Abstract

The adjustment to the very short stature and mobility of the patients with Laron syndrome are reviewed as encountered during the long-term follow-up of the large Israeli cohort. In early childhood there are problems in finding clothing, in school there are social problems and in adult life the quality of life is affected. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011.