Could Performance-Enhancing Drugs Be Responsible for Small Pituitary Volume in Retired Boxers?

  1. Daniel S. Berman, MD
  1. From White Plains, NY 10605.

    TO THE EDITOR:

    I read with great interest the recent report by Tanriverdi and colleagues (1). The authors report that 8 out of 17 retired boxers had growth hormone deficiency. They also reported that growth hormone deficiency correlated with small pituitary volume and suggested that the head trauma involved in boxing could explain this observation.

    I …

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    1. Ann Intern Med January 20, 2009 vol. 150 no. 2 144
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