Analysis of abnormalities in pituitary gland in non-missile head injury: study of 100 consecutive cases.

1986/07/01 by C G Harper, D Doyle, J H Adams +3 · 7 citations
Medicine · Neuroscience · #Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances #Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus #Bone fractures and treatments

paper · pdf · doi:10.1136/jcp.39.7.769

Abstract

Pituitary glands, obtained at necropsy from a consecutive series of 100 patients who had died as a result of non-missile head injuries, were examined to define the incidence and pathogenesis of abnormality.

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