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01.03.2012

What are critical outcome measures for patients receiving pituitary replacement following brain injury?

verfasst von: Sorin G. Beca, Walter M. High Jr., Brent E. Masel, Kurt A. Mossberg, Randall J. Urban

Erschienen in: Pituitary | Ausgabe 1/2012

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Abstract

There are scant prospective studies defining improvements in critical outcome measures with hormone replacement in hypopituitarism secondary to brain injury. We review the tests of cognition and physical function and summarize their use for subjects that are deficient in anterior hormone production during anterior pituitary hormone replacement in brain injury and propose these as the minimal tests that are feasible for a physician to perform in a clinical setting. We summarize the studies conducted to assess outcome measures after brain injury and also report preliminary findings for improvements in cognition and physical function in subjects with brain injury and GH deficiency.
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Metadaten
Titel
What are critical outcome measures for patients receiving pituitary replacement following brain injury?
verfasst von
Sorin G. Beca
Walter M. High Jr.
Brent E. Masel
Kurt A. Mossberg
Randall J. Urban
Publikationsdatum
01.03.2012
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Pituitary / Ausgabe 1/2012
Print ISSN: 1386-341X
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7403
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11102-008-0133-3

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