Hypopituitarism after traumatic brain injury

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 679-691

  Bondanelli, Marta ^b   Ambrosio, Maria Rosaria ^b   Zatelli, Maria Chiara ^b   de Marinis, Laura ^a   degli Uberti, Ettore C ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; RECOMBINANT SOMATOMEDIN C; SEX HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ACCURACY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORTICOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; GONADOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS LESION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POSTTRAUMATIC COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL DISABILITY;

BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM;

EID: 19744370112     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.1.01895     Document Type: Review

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