Anterior pituitary function may predict functional and cognitive outcome in patients with traumatic brain injury undergoing rehabilitation

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1687-1697

  Bondanelli, Marta ^a   Ambrosio, Maria Rosaria ^a   Cavazzini, Lorenza ^b   Bertocchi, Amedeo ^b   Zatelli, Maria Chiara ^a   Carli, Anna ^a   Valle, Domenico ^c   Basaglia, Nino ^b   Uberti, Ettore C Degli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth hormone; Hypopituitarism; Rehabilitation; TBI

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PITUITARY DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39449137187     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2007.0343     Document Type: Article

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