Residual Pituitary Function after Brain Injury-Induced Hypopituitarism: A Prospective 12-Month Study

Aimaretti, Gianluca; Rosaria Ambrosio, Maria; Di Somma, Carolina; Gasperi, Maurizio; Cannavò, Salvatore; Scaroni, Carla; Fusco, Alessandra; Del Monte, Patrizia; De Menis, Ernesto; Faustini‐Fustini, Marco; Grimaldi, Franco; Logoluso, Francesco; Razzore, Paola; Rovere, Silvia; Benvenga, Salvatore; C. degli Uberti, Ettore; De Marinis, Laura; Lombardi, Gaetano; Mantero, Franco; Martino, Enio; Giordano, Giulio; Ghigo, Ezio

doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0504

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Residual Pituitary Function after Brain Injury-Induced Hypopituitarism: A Prospective 12-Month Study

Published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism • Nov 1, 2005

Authors:

Gianluca Aimaretti

Maria Rosaria Ambrosio

Carolina Di Somma

Abstract

CONTEXT: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are conditions at high risk for the development of hypopituitarism. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to clarify whether pituitary deficiencies and normal pituitary function recorded at 3 months would improve or worsen a...

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Hypopituitarism

Traumatic brain injury

Medicine

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