hrp0084p3-1107 | Pituitary | ESPE2015

Between 3 to 4 Years after Severe Traumatism Brain Injury 22% at Least of Children and Adolescents do have Persistent Pituitary Dysfunction

Dassa Yamina , Personnier Claire , Crosnier Helene , Chevignard Mathilde , Bourgeois Marie , Viaud Magali , Polak Michel

Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is common in childhood but long-term endocrine consequences are yet to be documented by prospective data.Objective and hypotheses: We have previously demonstrated in prospective study that, 1 year after severe accidental TBI (ATBI) or inflicted TBI (ITBI), children and adolescents may present pituitary and growth hormone (GH) dysfunction. We present here the follow-up of this population to determine whether or not...