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ReviewIrish journal of medical science2019

Hypopituitarism post traumatic brain injury (TBI): review.

Oratile Kgosidialwa, Amar Agha

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Review in Irish journal of medical science, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Electrolyte Imbalance and Neurologic Injury.CNS & neurological disorders drug targets · 2024
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  11. Growth Hormone Deficiency Following Traumatic Brain Injury.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Oratile KgosidialwaAcademic Department of Endocrinology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9, Ireland.
Amar AghaAcademic Department of Endocrinology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9, Ireland. amaragha@beaumont.ie.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Post-traumatic hypopituitarism (PTHP) is an important and relatively common complication of TBI (traumatic brain injury). A number of studies have shown that this clinical phenomenon can occur soon after TBI (acute) or later in the chronic phase. Patients with moderate to severe TBI are at a particular risk of developing PTHP. In the acute setting, it is important to monitor patients for hypoadrenalism as this confers a high risk for morbidity and even mortality. The gonadotrophin, growth hormone and TSH deficiencies are better defined in the chronic phase. Untreated PTHP can lead to delayed recovery, impaired rehabilitation and persistent neuropsychiatric symptoms. This review will discuss the frequency and natural history of PTHP and its clinical implications and propose a pathway for investigation and management of this still under-recognised entity.

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Adrenal InsufficiencyBrain Injuries, TraumaticHumansHypopituitarismBrainHypopituitarismInjuryPostTraumatic

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