Impact of head trauma on pituitary function.
There have been in the past decade a growing number of studies relating head trauma to hypopituitarism. This condition may affect the rehabilitation process, and identification of such patients is therefore required. However, the widely different methods used so far for this purpose have provided inconsistent results. The incidence rate of hypopituitarism has probably been overestimated. This review focuses on the impact of head trauma on pituitary function, the diagnostic method, risk factors, and treatment options.
Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España. gobiols@vhebron.net
Gabriel
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Obiols Alfonso
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D007223:Infant; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000503:physiopathology