Chronic hydrocephalus associated with short stature and growth hormone deficiency.
A 28-year-old man with chronic hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis was found to have a subnormal response of growth hormone to arginine infusion. It is postulated that compression of the pituitary by the enlarged third ventricle produced a deficiency of growth hormone and short stature.
D000328:Adult; D001120:Arginine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002535:Cerebral Aqueduct / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004393:Dwarfism, Pituitary / Q000097:blood*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011011:Pneumoencephalography; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D013006:Growth Hormone; D001120:Arginine