Hypopituitarism and growth hormone deficiency (GHD) after traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Growth Hormone and IGF Research

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. A, 2004, Pages

  Aimaretti, G ^a   Ambrosio, M R ^a   Benvenga, S ^a   Borretta, G ^a   De Marinis, L ^a   De Menis, E ^a   Di Somma, C ^a   Faustini Fustini, M ^a   Grottoli, S ^a   Gasco, V ^a   Gasperi, M ^a   Logoluso, F ^a   Scaroni, C ^a   Giordano, G ^a   Ghigo, Ezio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adulthood; Diagnosis; Growth hormone deficiency; Subarachnoid haemorrhage; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TUMOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; INFUNDIBULUM; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 2542523775     PISSN: 10966374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ghir.2004.03.025     Document Type: Article

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