Chronic Hypopituitarism Associated with Increased Postconcussive Symptoms Is Prevalent after Blast-Induced Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Chronic Hypopituitarism Associated with Increased Postconcussive Symptoms Is Prevalent after Blast-Induced Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

The most frequent injury sustained by US service members deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan is mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI), or concussion, by far most often caused by blast waves from improvised explosive devices or other explosive ordnance. TBI from all causes gives rise to chronic neuroendoc...

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Main Authors: Arundhati Undurti, Elizabeth A. Colasurdo, Carl L. Sikkema, Jaclyn S. Schultz, Elaine R. Peskind, Kathleen F. Pagulayan, Charles W. Wilkinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
traumatic brain injury
blast
concussion
pituitary
military
posttraumatic stress disorder
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00072/full

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