What causes growth hormone deficiency in adults?
Growth hormone deficiency can be congenital or acquired and either present in childhood or as an adult. The most common causes of growth hormone deficiency include: a deficiency of GHRH, tumors (i.e. hypothalmus, pituitary and intracranial), cranial radiation, hypopituitarism (congenital or post transphenoidal surgery.) Other causes rarely identified in clinical practice include: head injury, infection, severe psychological deprivation, hydrocephalus and vascular abnormalities.
