Severe head trauma in patients with unexplained central hypothyroidism

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 767-771

  Benvenga, Salvatore ^a   Vigo, Teresa ^a   Ruggeri, Rosaria M ^a   Lapa, Daniela ^a   Almoto, Barbara ^a   LoGiudice, Francesco ^a   Longo, Marcello ^a   Blandino, Alfredo ^a   Campennì, Alfredo ^a   Cannavò, Salvatore ^a   Trimarchi, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEAD INJURY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FAMILY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 2442424477     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2003.12.038     Document Type: Article

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