Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: Head injury (HIT) is a public health problem, post-traumatic pituitary deficits are a rare complication, the etiopathogenic mechanisms of pituitary insufficiency in HIT are variable, the most frequent deficiency in HIT is that of GH and gonadotropins, hypothalamic-pituitary MRI is the key paraclinical examination; and management is multidisciplinary.
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4366608090
