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Hypopituitarism Following a Traumatic Brain Injury
Author(s): Dugasa Hirpa*
The most common cause of acute brain injury is trauma. In the United States, 1.5–2.0 million Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) occur each year, with a cost in excess of $10 billion. TBI is the leading cause of death and disability among young adults under the age of 35. TBI can have serious consequences, such as impairments in motor function, speech, cognition, and psychosocial and emotional skills. Clinical studies have recently documented the occurrence of pituitary dysfunction following TBI and another cause of acute brain injury, Sub Arachnoid Haemorrhage (SAH). Following a moderate to severe TBI or SAH, these studies have consistently shown a 30–40% occurrence of pituitary dysfunction involving at least one anterior pituitary hormone. Growth hormone (GH) deficiency is the most common pituitary hormone disorder, affecting roughly 20% of patients when multiple GH deficienc.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/ 2471-7536-22.13(3).237
