Abstract
Endocrinological changes of the hypothalamic, pituitary, and adrenal systems in children up to the age of 15 years have been studied in 30 cases of a minor head injury that caused vomiting. At the time of vomiting, the serum levels of ADH (antidiuretic hormone), ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone), cortisol, renine, epinephrine, norepinephrine, and the keton body were found to be high. These levels returned to their normal values, however, after vomiting ceased. The abnormal endocrinological changes that were detected in this study are similar to the endocrinological changes seen in children who manifest cyclic, acetonemic vomiting.
