Ask Your VA Claims Question | Current Forum Posts | Search | Rules | View All Forums
VA Disability Articles | Chats and Other Events | Donate | Blogs | New Users
- 0
ptsd Tbi And Hypopituitarism ( Pituitary Gland And Hormone Dysfunction )
Rate this question
Question
militarynurse
The most common hormonal deficiencies associated with TBI include:
Pituitary deficiencies (TSH/FSH/GH/IGF-1)
Gonadotropin deficiencies (LH/FSH/testosterone/estradiol) Adrenocorticotropic hormone, thyroid deficiency and prolactin deficiencies are also seen among patients with neuroendocrine involvement following TBI
See links at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15879352
http://www.brainline.org/content/2011/07/hypopituitarism-after-brain-injury.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18780593
http://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs/30501/InTech-The_case_of_hypopituitarism_in_traumatic_brain_injury.pdf
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20731261
http://www.noticeandcomment.com/An89-Proposed-Rule-Secondary-Service-Connection-for-Diagnosable-Illnesses-Associated-With-Traumatic-Brain-fn-3325.aspx
https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/12/10/2012-29709/secondary-service-connection-for-diagnosable-illnesses-associated-with-traumatic-brain-injury
https://priorservice.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/ptsd-or-hypopituitarism-nearly-half-of-veterans-found-with-blast-concussions-might-have-hormone-deficiencies/
http://www.va.gov/vetapp09/files2/0910774.txt
http://www.va.gov/vetapp07/files3/0726237.txt
http://www.dcoe.mil/content/Navigation/Documents/DCoE_TBI_NED_Training_Slides.pdf
http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a568011.pdf
http://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleID=103172
A good read:
Gulf War and Health: Volume 7: Long-Term Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury
By Committee on Gulf War and Health: Brain Injury in Veterans and Long-Term Health Outcomes, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine
Edited by militarynurseLink to comment
Share on other sites
Top Posters For This Question
1
1
Popular Days
Oct 31
1
May 13
1
Top Posters For This Question
militarynurse 1 post
SameOldSong 1 post
Popular Days
Oct 31 2013
1 post
May 13 2020
1 post
Popular Posts
militarynurse
The most common hormonal deficiencies associated with TBI include: Pituitary deficiencies (TSH/FSH/GH/IGF-1) Gonadotropin deficiencies (LH/FSH/testosterone/estradiol) Adrenocorticotropic hormone
1 answer to this question
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now