title: Isolated growth hormone deficiency after severe head trauma.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Eichler
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Frisch
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Eichler
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Soukop
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001827:Body Height / Q000187:drug effects; D002648:Child; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone