Optic nerve size evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging in children with optic nerve hypoplasia, multiple pituitary hormone deficiency, isolated growth hormone deficiency, and idiopathic short stature

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 536-541

  Birkebæk, Niels Holtum ^a   Patel, Leena ^a,b   Wright, Neville Bryce ^a   Grigg, John Russell ^a   Sinha, Smeeta ^a   Hall, Catherine Margaret ^a   Price, David Anthony ^a   Lloyd, Ian Christopher ^a   Clayton, Peter Ellis ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b BOOTH HALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SHORT STATURE; STRABISMUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; PITUITARY HORMONES; SEPTO-OPTIC DYSPLASIA;

EID: 5144225763     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.06.041     Document Type: Article

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