Luteinizing Hormone and Testosterone Levels during Acute Phase of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Prognostic Implications for Adult Male Patients

Luteinizing Hormone and Testosterone Levels during Acute Phase of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Prognostic Implications for Adult Male Patients

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a worldwide core public health problem affecting mostly young male subjects. An alarming increase in incidence has turned TBI into a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in young adults as well as a tremendous resource burden on the health and welfare sector. Horm...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Hohl, Fernando Areas Zanela, Gabriela Ghisi, Marcelo Fernando Ronsoni, Alexandre Paim Diaz, Marcelo Liborio Schwarzbold, Alcir Luiz Dafre, Benjamin Reddi, Kátia Lin, Felipe Dal Pizzol, Roger Walz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
traumatic brain injury
gonadotrophic axis
luteinizing hormone
testosterone
prognosis
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00029/full

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