Traumatic brain injury-mediated hypopituitarism. Report of four cases

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 166, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1163-1168

  Poomthavorn, Preamrudee ^a   Zacharin, Margaret ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Growth hormone deficiency; Hypopituitarism; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DESMOPRESSIN; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CORTICOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOPITUITARISM; INAPPROPRIATE VASOPRESSIN SECRETION; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PITUITARY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 34748880590     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-006-0406-7     Document Type: Article

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