The gonadotrophins response to GnRH test is not a predictor of neurological lesion in girls with central precocious puberty

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 849-852

  Ng, Sze May ^a,b   Kumar, Yadlapalli ^a   Cody, Declan ^a   Smith, Colin ^a   Didi, Mohammed ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central precocious puberty; GnRH; LH FSH; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PREDICTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 27844492766     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2005.18.9.849     Document Type: Article

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