Arachnoid cyst with GnRH-dependent sexual precocity and growth hormone deficiency

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-145

  Huang, Hsiang Po ^a   Tung, Yi Ching ^a   Tsai, Wen Yu ^a   Kuo, Meng Fai ^a   Peng, Shinn Forng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CASE REPORT; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INFUNDIBULUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING;

EID: 1342281712     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(03)00418-1     Document Type: Article

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