Growth hormone deficiency after head injury

[headinjuryhypo]

Does anyone know an endocrinologist in Belfast who would refer a contact of mine for a glucagon stimulation test or other dynamic test for growth hormone deficiency? He is having great difficulty finding an endo who will do this, although he had a serious head injury in his teens and research indicates that around a quarter of head injury survivors will suffer pituitary damage, and he has the symptoms of suicidal depression, anxiety, weight gain, testosterone deficiency and fatigue, which all flag up this possibility. Any help very gratefully received!

[charlie5540]

I wish my go was interested enough to get a diagnosis like this for me the rule is that Gps here have to refer locally 1st and i would like to be referred to an ent specialist in london

[headinjuryhypo in reply to charlie5540]

I think I saw from a blog of yours that you live in Greater Manchester. There is a good endocrinologist called Dr Tara Kearney at Salford Royal Hospital who knows a lot about growth hormone deficiency after head injury, you might try and get referred to her if you think that's what might be wrong.