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ea0019p240 | Pituitary | SFEBES2009

Endocrine consequences of childhood traumatic brain injury

Khadr S , Crofton P , Wardhaugh B , Roach J , Jones P , Drake A , Minns R , Kelnar C

Objectives: To determine the prevalence/aetiology/clinical significance of pituitary dysfunction following moderate/severe childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI).Subjects: Twenty-six survivors of childhood TBI (20 males). Age at study: 5.4–18.9 year (median 13 year). Median time since TBI: 4.5y (2.3–6.7 year). King’s outcome scale for childhood head injury (KOSCHI) rating: 11 good recovery, 15 moderate disability, two severe disability.</p...

ea0017oc3 | Endocrinology 1 | BSPED2008

Pituitary function after childhood traumatic brain injury

Khadr S , Crofton P , Wardhaugh B , Roach J , Jones P , Drake A , Minns R , Kelnar C

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and clinical significance of pituitary dysfunction following moderate/severe childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI).Subjects and methods: We recruited 25 survivors of childhood TBI (19 males). Age at study was 5.4–18.9y (median 13.0y). Median time since TBI: 4.4y (2.3–6.7y). Subjects provided an early morning urine sample for osmolality and underwent basal hormone evaluation at 0800–1000h, followed b...