PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hoyle, Brian
ED  - Marina, Djordje
TI  - Elevated Stress Hormones Related to Worse 1-Year Outcome following Severe Brain Injury
DP  - 2014 Nov 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 11--12
VI  - 14
IP  - 20
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/20/11.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/20/11.full
AB  - 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.