The natural history of post-traumatic hypopituitarism: Implications for assessment and treatment

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 118, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1416.e1-1416.e7

  Agha, Amar ^a   Phillips, Jack ^a   O'Kelly, Patrick ^a   Tormey, William ^a   Thompson, Christopher J ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropin hormone; Growth hormone; Hypopituitarism; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCAGON; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HISTORY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPITUITARISM; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC HYPOPITUITARISM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROVOCATION TEST; THYROTROPIN DEFICIENCY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 29244453201     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.02.042     Document Type: Article

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