Pituitary function and functional outcome in adults after severe traumatic brain injury: The long-term perspective

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 271-280

  Ulfarsson, Trandur ^a,b   Arnar Gudnason, Gudni ^b   Rosén, Thord ^b   Blomstrand, Christian ^a,b   Stibrant Sunnerhagen, Katharina ^a,b   Lundgren Nilsson, Åsa ^a,b   Nilsson, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

functioning; hypopituitarism; long term outcome; quality of life; TBI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIZZINESS; DRUG ABUSE; EPILEPSY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HEADACHE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPITUITARISM; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SHORT FORM 36; SLEEP DISORDER; SMOKING; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SPEECH DISORDER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY GLAND; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874066129     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2012.2494     Document Type: Article

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