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ea0014p545 | (1) | ECE2007

Is there an endocrine explanation for persistent neuropsychological disabilities long after traumatic brain injury (TBI)?

Yollin Edwige , Kozlowski Odile , Soudan Benoît , D’Herbomez Michèle , Fontaine Pierre , Rousseaux Marc , Cortet-Rudelli Christine

The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of pituitary dysfunction in patients keeping neuropsychological disabilities long after TBI (at least 1 year), to research predictive factors and to evaluate consequences of endocrine abnormalities on metabolism and quality of life in these patients.We studied 50 patients (42 men, mean age 36, range 20–59 years, mean BMI 25, range 17–42 kg/m2) who had survived severe (n=3...