Growth arrest despite growth hormone replacement, post-craniopharyngioma surgery.
Children with growth failure, whether secondary to an endocrinopathy such as growth hormone deficiency or secondary to neurological handicap with poor nutrient intake, grow at a subnormal rate but it is most unusual for a child to have complete growth arrest.
DeVile
C J
CJ
Medical and Neurosciences Unit, Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
Hayward
R D
RD
Neville
B G
BG
Grant
D B
DB
Stanhope
R
R
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000601:surgery*; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications
D013006:Growth Hormone