Volume : X, Issue : V, May - 2020

A Study of clinical and hormonal evaluation of hypothalamo pituitary dysfunction after traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid hemorrhage

Mounika Guntaka, Babulreddy Hanmayyagari, Manoj Gopinath Mengade, Arun Mukka

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Hypopituitarism is one of the common complication following traumatic ain injury or aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and potentially can contribute to morbidity and poor recovery after ain injury. Materials and methods: Our study included 15 patients following TBI or SAH in whom hormonal evaluation was performed at baseline, 3 months, 6 months following the injury. Study also attempted correlation of hormonal values with that of clinical scoring (GCS), and with radiological findings (CT/MRI). At baseline, 7 out of 15 patients had evidence of hormonal derangement. Results: Pituitary dysfunction persisted in 4 patients at the end of 6 months from baseline. Hypocortisolism was the most common disorder at the baseline where as GHD was the most common at 6 months. Conclusion: Evaluation of intactness of hypothalamo–pituitary axis is of paramount clinical importance in subjects following TBI & SAH at baseline and in the followup, as hormonal derangements are common and correcting the same can improve the clinical outcomes.

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A STUDY OF CLINICAL AND HORMONAL EVALUATION OF HYPOTHALAMO PITUITARY DYSFUNCTION AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE, Mounika Guntaka, Babulreddy Hanmayyagari, Manoj Gopinath Mengade, Arun Mukka INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-5 | May-2020


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