Hypopituitarism and growth hormone deficiency in adult subjects after traumatic brain Injury: Who and when to test

Pituitary

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 233-237

  Lorenzo, Monica ^a   Peino, Roberto ^a   Castro, Ana I ^a   Lage, Mary ^a   Popovic, Vera ^b   Dieguez, Carlos ^c   Casanueva, Felipe F ^a,d  

^a Santiago de Compostela University   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^d Division of Endocrinology   (Serbia)

Author keywords

GH deficiency; Pituitary hormone deficiency; Severe head trauma; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INJURY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; GONADOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; INDUSTRIALIZATION; NEUROGENIC DIABETES INSIPIDUS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 33645335771     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11102-006-6046-0     Document Type: Article

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