Pituitary functions in the acute phase of traumatic brain injury: Are they related to severity of the injury or mortality?

Tanriverdi F., Ulutabanca H., Unluhizarci K., Selcuklu A., Casanueva F. F., Kelestimur F.

BRAIN INJURY, vol.21, no.4, pp.433-439, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/02699050701311083
  • Journal Name: BRAIN INJURY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.433-439
  • Keywords: traumatic brain injury, Glasgow Coma Scale, mild brain injury, pituitary, hypopituitarism, CLOSED-HEAD INJURY, NEUROENDOCRINE DYSFUNCTION, SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE, STIMULATION TEST, GH DEFICIENCY, HIGH-RISK, HYPOPITUITARISM, REHABILITATION, ABNORMALITIES, PREVALENCE
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Primary objective: There are only limited data regarding pituitary functions in the acute phase of traumatic brain injury ( TBI) and previous studies have been conducted in only small cohorts of subjects. Therefore we have investigated the pituitary functions in the early acute phase, within 24 hours of trauma, in 104 patients with TBI. Additionally, the relationships between basal pituitary hormones, severity of the trauma and mortality due to trauma were also investigated.