Hypopituitarism following traumatic brain injury: Determining factors for diagnosis

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 2, Issue AUG, 2010, Pages

  Fernandez Rodriguez, Eva ^a   Bernabeu, Ignacio ^a   Castro, Ana Isabel ^a   Kelestimur, Fahrettin ^b   Casanueva, Felipe F ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

^c Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Growth hormone deficiency; Hypogonadism; Hypopituitarism; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874172571     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2011.00025     Document Type: Review

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