<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hoyle, Brian</style></author></authors><secondary-authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Marina, Djordje</style></author></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elevated Stress Hormones Related to Worse 1-Year Outcome following Severe Brain Injury</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MD Conference Express</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014-10-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11-12</style></pages><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Endocrine alterations that occur soon after severe brain injury are an indication of prolonged stress, rather than brain damage, and are important in predicting the 1-year functional outcome of the injury. The routine use of pituitary assessment soon after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is not recommended, and instead it should be reserved for patients suspected of hypopituitarism. This article discusses pituitary hormone alterations after TBI.</style></abstract><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">20</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">14</style></volume></record></records></xml>