doi: 10.3171/jns.1976.44.4.0504.
Pituitary failure secondary to head trauma. Case report
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- DOI: 10.3171/jns.1976.44.4.0504
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Pituitary failure secondary to head trauma. Case report
J Neurosurg.
1976 Apr.
Abstract
A patient presented with hypopituitarism, 2 years after severe head trauma. Deficits of growth-hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, and borderline thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) were demonstrated. Normal TSH-releasing hormone (TRH) response and elevated prolactin indicated viable anterior pituitary tissue with inadequate hypothalamic control. Precautions are suggested for recognition and treatment of this syndrome.
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