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In 20 patients with congenital brain disorders, the influence of the CNS maldevelopment
on the neuroendocrine system was investigated by assessment of the hypothalamic-pituitary
function through measurements of the secretory reserve of pituitary hormones (GH,
PRL, TSH, LH and FSH) in response to injections of insulin, TRH and LH-RH, and of
the secretion of sleep-dependent pituitary hormones with polygraphic recording.
The subjects consisted of 9 patients with midline anomalies of the brain and face,
3 patients with hydrocephalus, hydroencephalodysplasia or microcephalus, and 8 patients
with the malformation syndrome associated with mental retardation.
Ten of the 18 patients examined showed normal responses of GH secretion in the loading
test (secretory peaks: > 10 ng/ml). But only 4 of these patients were found normal
in respect of GH secretory peaks of more than 10 ng/ml during sleep.
Of these 17 children, 5 showed abnormal values for basal secretion of PRL, and/or
the secretory peak of PRL on injection of TRH. Two children showed hypersecretion
of PRL during sleep.
One patient out of the 19 examined was unresponsive in gonadotropin secretion to injection
of LH-RH and 2 patients displayed excessive responses. During sleep, 4 of the 13 patients
studied were found to be hypersecretory and 2 hyposecretory of gonadotropin.
These results suggest hat abnormalities in pituitary hormone secretion are frequently
present in patients with CNS maldevelopment, and growth disturbances and abnormal
sexual development may in some instances be due to endocrine abnormalities.
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Publication history
Accepted:
April 19,
1982
Received:
January 11,
1982
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© 1982 Published by Elsevier Inc.
