Effects of Gonadal Steroid Hormones on Growth and Growth Hormone Secretion at Puberty in Humans

Apparent Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children With Cerebral Palsy

“…Thc onc exception was a girl (subject 10) whose growth velocity was at the 10th centile for age, although she met biochemical criteria for GH deficiency. This inconsistency may be explained in one of three ways: (1) the patient's growth velocity may be inaccurate because of one or more inaccuracies in her anthropometric data; (2) the patient's GH data may not represent the true status of her GH axis or (3) this patient may be similar to those children whom we have described who grow normally with relatively low mean 24-hour and peak levels of GH (Rogol et al 1993).…”