Delay in diagnosis of hypopituitarism after traumatic head injury: A case report and review of the literature

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 311-313

  Dogru, Omer ^a   Koken, Resit ^a   Bukulmez, Aysegul ^a   Melek, Hamide ^a   Ovali, Fahri ^a   Albayrak, Ramazan ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hypopituitarism; Traumatic head injury

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROTROPIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; GROWTH DISORDER; HEAD INJURY; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPITUITARISM; NEUROENDOCRINE DISEASE;

EID: 27244443565     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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