ISSN:
1432-1076
Keywords:
Magnetic resonance imaging
;
Growth hormone deficiency
;
Head trauma
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Two patients are reported with growth hormone deficiency due to head trauma in childhood. Although their injuries were outwardly only slight and there was no loss of consciousness and no subsequent neurological deficits, they exhibited gradual growth retardation from the time of the trauma. Provocative endocrinological tests showed growth hormone deficiency and MRI showed transection of the pituitary stalk. These findings suggest that ordinary head trauma, as well as perinatal insult and congenital abnormalities, could be a cause of growth hormone deficiency.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02072482
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