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BRAIN INJURY
卷 23, 期 7-8, 页码 639-648出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/02699050902970778
关键词
Traumatic brain injury; hypopituitarism; growth hormone deficiency; Quality of Life; subarachnoid haemorrhage
资金
- Human Health Service grant [M01-RR00070]
- General Clinical Research Centers
- National Center for Research Resources
- National Institutes of Health
- Rehabilitation Research and Development Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs
- Genentech
- NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES [M01RR000070] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Primary objective: To correlate deficient pituitary function with life satisfaction and functional performance in subjects with a recent history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). Research design: Cross-sectional study. Methods and procedures: Eighteen subjects with TBI and 16 subjects with SAH underwent pituitary hormonal and functional assessments 5-12 months following the event. Adrenal reserve was assessed with a 1 mcg cosyntropin stimulation test and growth hormone deficiency (GHD) was diagnosed by insufficient GH response to GHRH-Arginine stimulation. Assessments of life satisfaction and performance-function included the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique (CHART) and the Mayo Portland Adaptability Inventory-4 (MPAI-4). Results: Hypopituitarism was present in 20 (58.8%) subjects, including 50% with adrenal insufficiency. Hypothyroidism correlated with worse performance on SWLS and CHART measures. GHD was associated with poorer performance on CHART and MPAI-4 scale. Conclusions: In this series of subjects with history of TBI and SAH, hypothyroidism and GHD were associated with diminished life satisfaction and performance-function on multiple assessments. Further studies are necessary to determine the appropriate testing of adrenal reserve in this population and to determine the benefit of pituitary hormone replacement therapy on function following brain injury.
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