Posttraumatic anterior pituitary insufficiency in childhood.

5 patients are presented in whom cerebral trauma of varying intensity during childhood was followed by pituitary insufficiency. There was no correlation between the severity of injury and subsequent hormonal defects. Among other anterior pituitary hormone defects, growth retardation secondary to growth hormone deficiency is a predominant feature in the pediatric age group. Only one patient requires treatment of neurohormonal diabetes insipidus. The prevalence of traumatic origin among the hypopituitary dwarfs observed in our departement is 3.7%.