Isolated growth hormone deficiency after severe head trauma
- 1 June 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
- Vol. 11 (6) , 409-411
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03349069
Abstract
In a 12-yr-old boy growth arrest occurred after severe head trauma. Evaluation of pituitary endocrine function revealed isolated growth hormone (GH) deficiency. Lack of GH response to GH-releasing factor indicated that the responsible lesion was most likely to be localized in the pituitary gland. GH substitution resulted in biochemical (somatomedin increase) and clinical (catch up growth) response.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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