Pituitary deficiency after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

Pituitary deficiency after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

OBJECTIVE: Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage puts patients at high risk for the development of pituitary insufficiency. We evaluated the incidence of pituitary dysfunction in these patients and its correlation with clinical outcome. METHODS: Pituitary function was tested in 66 consecutive patient...

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Main Authors: Julio Leonardo Barbosa Pereira, Lucas Alverne Freitas de Albuquerque, Marcos Dellaretti, Gervásio Teles Cardoso de Carvalho, Gerival Vieira Jr, Vitor Michelstaedter Brochado, Austen Venâncio Drummond, Joyce Espeschit de Morais, Leticia Maia Ferreira, Paulo Augusto Carvalho Miranda, Atos Alves de Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2013-06-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Endocrine Dysfunction
Aneurysm
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