Neuropsychiatric disturbances and hypopituitarism after traumatic brain injury in an elderly man

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 172-176

  Chang, Yi Cheng ^a   Tsai, Jui Chang ^a,b   Tseng, Fen Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hypopituitarism; Neuropsychiatric symptoms; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; PREDNISOLONE;

AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; SLEEP DISORDER; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

EID: 31744439112     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60341-7     Document Type: Article

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