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Indian Journal of Neurotrauma 2012; 09(02): 123-128
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnt.2012.11.005
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Endocrine manifestations of traumatic brain injury

Amit Agrawal
a   Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore 524003, Andhra Pradesh, India
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P. Amareesh Reddy
b   Assistant Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Endocrinology, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
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N. Rajendra Prasad
c   Senior Resident of Endocrinology, Department of Endocrinology, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
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13 June 2012

25 November 2012

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06 April 2017 (online)

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Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the causes of morbidity and mortality in young males, with consequences ranging from physical disabilities to cognitive, behavioral, psychological and social impairments. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a devastating public health problem and current data clearly establish that it may result in pituitary dysfunction in up to 20–50% have some degree of pituitary dysfunction after TBI. Although most cases of post-traumatic neuroendocrine dysfunction seem to be transient, persistent mild deficiency of pituitary hormones can be overlooked, as patients might have less-severe symptoms and their clinical course is often complicated by significant neurological disabilities. Presently there is paucity of prospective data on the natural history of post-traumatic neuroendocrine dysfunctions and there is need to develop appropriate guidelines for follow-up of suspected to have these dysfunctions so the information can lead to timely and appropriate assessment and treatment of hormonal deficits.

Keywords

Traumatic brain injury - Neuroendocrine dysfunction - Pituitary dysfunction
 

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