Should We Assess Pituitary Function in Children After a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury? A Prospective Study

Should We Assess Pituitary Function in Children After a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury? A Prospective Study

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of hypopituitarism following TBI in a cohort of children who had been hospitalized for mild TBI and to identify the predictive factors for this deficiency.Design: A prospective study was conducted on children between 2 and 16 years of ag...

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Main Authors: Claire Briet, Karine Braun, Michel Lefranc, Patrick Toussaint, Bernard Boudailliez, Hélène Bony
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
traumatic brain injury
pituitary function
pediatric
hypopituitarism
growth hormone deficiency
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2019.00149/full

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