Effect of growth hormone replacement therapy on cognition after traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1565-1575

  High, Walter M ^a   Briones Galang, Maria ^b   Clark, Jessica A ^a   Gilkison, Charles ^c   Mossberg, Kurt A ^d   Zgaljardic, Dennis J ^d,e   Masel, Brent E ^e   Urban, Randall J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^e Transitional Learning Center   (United States)

Author keywords

growth hormone deficiency; hypopituitarism; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALIFORNIA VERBAL LEARNING TEST 2; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMINANT HAND FINGER TAPPING TEST; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING TEST; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 77957299428     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2009.1253     Document Type: Article

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