Hypopituitarism following brain injury: When does it occur and how best to test?

Pituitary

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-24

  Gasco, Valentina ^a   Prodam, Flavia ^b   Pagano, Loredana ^b   Grottoli, Silvia ^a   Belcastro, Sara ^b   Marzullo, Paolo ^b,c   Beccuti, Guglielmo ^a   Ghigo, Ezio ^a   Aimaretti, Gianluca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^c San Giuseppe Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain Injuries; Diagnosis; Hypopituitarism

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPITUITARISM; MEDICAL HISTORY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKULL BASE FRACTURE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM;

EID: 84858150643     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: 15737403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11102-010-0235-6     Document Type: Review

References (38)

1. Schneider HJ, Aimaretti G, Kreitschmann-Andermahr I, Stalla GK, Ghigo E (2007) Hypopituitarism. Lancet 369:1461-1470 (Pubitemid 46635784)
2. Schneider HJ, Kreitschmann-Andermahr I, Ghigo E, Stalla GK, Agha A (2007) Hypothalamopituitary dysfunction following traumatic brain injury and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a systematic review. JAMA 298:1429-1438 (Pubitemid 47481609)
3. Ghigo E, Masel B, Aimaretti G, Léon-Carrión J, Casanueva FF, Dominguez-Morales MR, Elovic E, Perrone K, Stalla G, Thompson C, Urban R (2005) Consensus guidelines on screening for hypopituitarism following traumatic brain injury. On behalf of participants in the hypopituitarism following traumatic brain injury consensus workshop. Brain Inj 19:711-724
4. Agha A, Thompson CJ (2006) Anterior pituitary dysfunction following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 64:481-488
5. Ceballos R (1966) Pituitary changes in head trauma (analysis of 102 consecutive cases of head injury). Ala J Med Sci 3:185-198
6. Kornblum RN, Fisher RS (1969) Pituitary lesions in craniocerebral injuries. Arch Pathol 88:242-248
7. Pierucci G, Gherson G, Tavani M (1971) Pituitary changes especially necrotic - following cranio-cerebral injuries. Pathologica 63:71-88
8. Crompton MR (1963) Hypothalamic lesions following the rupture of cerebral berry aneurysms. Brain 86:301-314
9. Crompton MR (1971) Hypothalamic lesions following closed head injury. Brain 94:165-172
10. Daniel PM, Prichard MM, Treip CS (1959) Traumatic infarction of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. Lancet 2:927-931
11. Bondanelli M, Ambrosio MR, Onofri A, Bergonzoni A, Lavezzi S, Zatelli MC, Valle D, Basaglia N, degli Uberti EC (2006) Predictive value of circulating insulin-like growth factor I levels in ischemic stroke outcome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 91:3928-3934 (Pubitemid 44536866)
12. Kelly DF, Gonzalo IT, Cohan P, Berman N, Swerdloff R, Wang C (2000) Hypopituitarism following traumatic brain injury and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a preliminary report. J Neurosurg 93:743-752 (Pubitemid 32803395)
13. Agha A, Rogers B, Sherlock M, O'Kelly P, Tormey W, Phillips J, Thompson CJ (2004) Anterior pituitary dysfunction in survivors of traumatic brain injury. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 89:4929-4936 (Pubitemid 39391430)
14. Aimaretti G, Ambrosio MR, Di Somma C, Gasperi M, Cannavò S, Scaroni C, Fusco A, Del Monte P, De Menis E, Faustini- Fustini M, Grimaldi F, Logoluso F, Razzore P, Rovere S, Benvenga S, Degli Uberti EC, De Marinis L, Lombardi G, Mantero F, Martino E, Giordano G, Ghigo E (2005) Residual pituitary function after brain injury-induced hypopituitarism: a prospective 12-month study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 90:6085-6092 (Pubitemid 41606529)
15. Lieberman SA, Oberoi AL, Gilkison CR, Masel BE, Urban RJ (2001) Prevalence of neuroendocrine dysfunction in patients recovering from traumatic brain injury. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 86:2752-2756 (Pubitemid 32545734)
16. Bondanelli M, De Marinis L, Ambrosio MR, Monesi M, Valle D, Zatelli MC, Fusco A, Bianchi A, Farneti M, degli Uberti EC (2004) Occurrence of pituitary dysfunction following traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma 21:685-696 (Pubitemid 38880241)
17. Popovic V, Pekic S, Pavlovic D, Maric N, Jasovic-Gasic M, Djurovic B, Medic Stojanoska M, Zivkovic V, Stojanovic M, Doknic M, Milic N, Djurovic M, Dieguez C, Casanueva FF (2004) Hypopituitarism as a consequence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and its possible relation with cognitive disabilities and mental distress. J Endocrinol Invest 27:1048-1054
18. Leal-Cerro A, Flores JM, Rincon M, Murillo F, Pujol M, Garcia- Pesquera F, Dieguez C, Casanueva FF (2005) Prevalence of hypopituitarism and growth hormone deficiency in adults longterm after severe traumatic brain injury. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 62:525-532 (Pubitemid 40646717)
19. Tanriverdi F, Senyurek H, Unluhizarci K, Selcuklu A, Casanueva FF, Kelestimur F (2006) High risk of hypopituitarism after traumatic brain injury: a prospective investigation of anterior pituitary function in the acute phase and 12 months after trauma. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 91:2105-2111 (Pubitemid 43854990)
20. Schneider HJ, Schneider M, Saller B, Petersenn S, Uhr M, Husemann B, von Rosen F, Stalla GK (2006) Prevalence of anterior pituitary insufficiency 3 and 12 months after traumatic brain injury. Eur J Endocrinol 154:259-265
21. Herrmann BL, Rehder J, Kahlke S, Wiedemayer H, Doerfler A, Ischebeck W, Laumer R, Forsting M, Stolke D, Mann K (2006) Hypopituitarism following severe traumatic brain injury. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 114:316-321 (Pubitemid 44166179)
22. Brandt L, Saveland H, Valdemarsson S, Sjoholm H, Reinstrup P (2004) Fatigue after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage evaluated by pituitary function and 3D-CBF. Acta Neurol Scand 109:91-96 (Pubitemid 38175046)
23. Dimopoulou I, Kouyialis AT, Tzanella M, Armaganidis A, Thalassinos N, Sakas DE, Tsagarakis S (2004) High incidence of neuroendocrine dysfunction in long-term survivors of aneurismal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Stroke 35:2884-2889 (Pubitemid 39565189)
24. Kreitschmann-Andermahr I, Hoff C, Saller B, Niggemeier S, Pruemper S, Hütter BO, Rohde V, Gressner A, Matern S, Gilsbach JM (2004) Prevalence of pituitary deficiency in patients after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 89:4986-4992 (Pubitemid 39391438)
25. Aimaretti G, Ambrosio MR, Di Somma C, Fusco A, Cannavò S, Gasperi M, Scaroni C, De Marinis L, Benvenga S, degli Uberti EC, Lombardi G, Mantero F, Martino E, Giordano G, Ghigo E (2004) Traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid haemorrhage are conditions at high risk for hypopituitarism: screening study at 3 months after the brain injury. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 61:320-326 (Pubitemid 39287060)
26. Maas AI, Stocchetti N, Bullock R (2008) Moderate and severe traumatic brain injury in adults. Lancet Neurol 7:728-741 (Pubitemid 351957931)
27. Tagliaferri F, Compagnone C, Korsic M, Servadei F, Kraus J (2006) A systematic review of brain injury epidemiology in Europe. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 148:255-268
28. Hellawell DJ, Pentland B (2001) Relatives'reports of long term problems following traumatic brain injury or subarachnoid haemorrhage. Disabil Rehabil 23:300-305 (Pubitemid 32401493)
29. Schneider M, Schneider HJ, Stalla GK (2005) Anterior pituitary hormone abnormalities following traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma 22:937-946 (Pubitemid 41362060)
30. Schneider HJ, Stalla GK, Buchfelder M (2006) Expert meeting: hypopituitarism after traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid haemorrhage. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 148:449-456
31. Edwards OM, Clark JDA (1986) Post-traumatic hypopituitarism: six cases and a review of the literature. Medicine 65:281-290 (Pubitemid 17180478)
32. Benvenga S, Campenni A, Ruggeri RM, Trimarchi F (2000) Hypopituitarism secondary to head trauma. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 85:1353-1361 (Pubitemid 32289472)
33. Schneider HJ, Rovere S, Corneli G, Croce CG, Gasco V, Rudà R, Grottoli S, Stalla GK, Soffietti R, Ghigo E, Aimaretti G (2006) Endocrine dysfunction in patients operated on for non-pituitary intracranial tumors. Eur J Endocrinol 155:559-566 (Pubitemid 44608429)
34. Aimaretti G, Ghigo E (2007) Should every patient with traumatic brain injury be referred to an endocrinologist? Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab 3:318-319 (Pubitemid 46474655)
35. Consensus conference (1999) Rehabilitation of persons with traumatic brain injury. NIH consensus development panel on rehabilitation of persons with traumatic brain injury. JAMA 282:974-983
36. Acerini CL, Tasker RC, Bellone S, Bona G, Thompson CJ, Savage MO (2006) Hypopituitarism in childhood and adolescence following traumatic brain injury: the case for prospective endocrine investigation. Eur J Endocrinol 155:663-669 (Pubitemid 44857489)
37. Popovic V, Aimaretti G, Casanueva FF, Ghigo E (2005) Hypopituitarism following traumatic brain injury. GH IGF Res 15:177-184 (Pubitemid 40754119)
38. Casanueva FF, Ghigo E, Popovic V, Athens TBI, Group HypopituitarismStudy (2004) Hypopituitarism following traumatic brain injury (TBI): a guideline decalogue. J Endocrinol Invest 27:793-795 (Pubitemid 39619071)