Open AccessPrevalence of hypothalamo pituitary dysfunction in patients of traumatic brain injury
Author(s) -
K.V.S. Hari Kumar,
MN Swamy,
Majid Khan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.192917
Subject(s) - medicine , traumatic brain injury , hypopituitarism , psychiatry
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is common in young soldiers of armed forces leading to significant morbidity and mortality. We studied the prevalence of hypopituitarism following TBI and its association with trauma severity.