Mission Connect Mild TBI Translational Research Consortium, Post Traumatic Hypopituitarism

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to identify the incidence of post traumatic hypopituitarism (PTH) in mild TBI and develop criteria for assessing which patients with a mild TBI are at risk for developing PTH. This study will also correlate the characteristics of the individuals with PTH by neuropsychological, neurophysiological and imaging testing as they relate to functional outcome. At 6 months post injury, patients will be screened for anterior pituitary function. IRB approvals have been obtained and an Integrated Clinical Protocol has been developed. Operational procedures have been developed. Initial recruitment has been slow. Eleven subjects have been recruited as of June 21, 2010; however, none have reached the six month milestone for blood testing

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA625632

Entities

People

  • Brent E. Masel

Organizations

  • Transitional Learning Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Biomedical Research
  • Body Composition
  • Brain Injuries
  • Clinical Trials
  • Consortiums
  • Deficiencies
  • Department Of Defense
  • Drug Therapy
  • Dysfunction
  • Hormones
  • Information Operations
  • Literature Surveys
  • Pituitary Hormones

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

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