Traumatic brain injury: is the pituitary out of harm's way?

J Pediatr. 2011 Oct;159(4):686-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.05.054. Epub 2011 Jul 23.
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MeSH terms

  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / deficiency
  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain Injuries / complications*
  • Brain Injuries / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Glasgow Coma Scale
  • Growth Hormone / deficiency
  • Humans
  • Hypopituitarism / epidemiology
  • Hypopituitarism / etiology*
  • Incidence
  • Injury Severity Score
  • Patient Admission / statistics & numerical data
  • Pituitary Gland / anatomy & histology
  • Pituitary Gland / injuries*
  • Prevalence

Substances

  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
  • Growth Hormone