Long-term evolution of endocrine disorders and effect of GH therapy in 35 patients with pituitary stalk interruption syndrome

Hormone Research

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 266-273

  Tauber, Maïthé ^a,b   Chevrel, Jean ^a   Diene, Gwenaelle ^a   Moulin, Pierre ^a   Jouret, Béatrice ^a   Oliver, Isabelle ^a   Pienkowski, Catherine ^a   Sevely, Annick ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DES ENFANTS   (France)

^b CHU PURPAN   (France)

Author keywords

Growth hormone; Growth hormone deficiency; Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE AGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFUNDIBULUM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY STALK INTERRUPTION SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; GROWTH; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND; THYROTROPIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28744458076     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089425     Document Type: Article

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