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Acute Glucocorticoid Deficiency and Diabetes Insipidus Are Common After Acute Traumatic Brain Injury and Predict Mortality
Author(s) -
M.J. Han,
Rachel Crowley,
LA Behan,
Eoin O’Sullivan,
M. M. O'Brien,
Mark Sherlock,
Daniel Rawluk,
Rebecca O’Dwyer,
William Tormey,
C. J. Thompson
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2013-1555
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes insipidus , traumatic brain injury , hypopituitarism , neurosurgery , pediatrics , anterior pituitary , surgery , hormone , psychiatry
Published data demonstrates that hypopituitarism is common after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Hormone deficiencies are transient in many, but the natural history of the acute changes after TBI has not been documented. In addition, it is not clear whether there are any early parameters that accurately predict the development of permanent hypopituitarism.

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