Table 1 (a) The results of hormone levels at the day of seizure. The pituitary dysfunction was observed. (b) The results of CRH, TRH, LH-RH, and GH-RP stimulation test. Low reactivity for ACTH, TSH, FSH, prolactin (PRL), and growth hormone (GH) was observed
a | |||||||
The day after seizure | Day 0 | ||||||
normal range | |||||||
adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) | 0–60 pg/mL | 14 | |||||
cortisol | 4.3–20 μg/dl | 3.4 | |||||
thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) | 0.400–4.80 MU/mL | 0.72 | |||||
free thyroxine | 0.80–1.90 ng/dL | 0.9 | |||||
PRL | 3.50–30.00 ng/mL | 11.3 | |||||
growth hormone (GH) | 0.1–2.7 ng/mL | 0.18 | |||||
b | |||||||
The day after seizure | Day 17 | 6 months | |||||
duration after the stimulation | 0 min | 30 min | 60 min | 0 min | 30 min | 60 min | |
normal range | none | CRH stimulation | CRH stimulation | none | CRH stimulation | CRH stimulation | |
adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) | 0–60 pg/mL | 9 | 19 | 18 | <5.0 | 12 | 20 |
none | TRH stiumulation | TRH stiumulation | none | TRH stiumulation | TRH stiumulation | ||
thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) | 0.400–4.80 MU/mL | 0.69 | 4.32 | 2.98 | 0.75 | 4.62 | 3.16 |
none | LH-RH stiumulation | LH-RH stiumulation | none | LH-RH stiumulation | LH-RH stiumulation | ||
FSH | 0.4–11 mIU/ml | 7.5 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
LH | 0.08–7.3 mIU/mL | 1.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 8.3 | 9.7 |
none | TRH stiumulation | TRH stiumulation | none | TRH stiumulation | TRH stiumulation | ||
PRL | 3.50–30.00 ng/mL | 10.9 | 20.9 | 16.9 | 10 | 32.6 | 22.5 |
none | GH-RP stiumulation | GH-RP stiumulation | none | GH-RP stiumulation | GH-RP stiumulation | ||
growth hormone (GH) | 0.1–2.7 ng/mL | 0.21 | 3.05 | 1.91 | 0.07 | 2.35 | 0.75 |