RESUMO
PURPOSE: Despite the prevalence of frontal injury following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in adults and children with potentially concomitant hypothalamic and pituitary involvement, endocrine dysfunction acutely following TBI has not been well studied in children. METHODS: To study the acute pediatric endocrine response after severe TBI (Glasgow Coma Scale Assuntos
Lesões Encefálicas/fisiopatologia
, Sistema Endócrino/fisiopatologia
, Adolescente
, Hormônio Adrenocorticotrópico/sangue
, Lesões Encefálicas/sangue
, Criança
, Pré-Escolar
, Feminino
, Escala de Coma de Glasgow
, Humanos
, Hidrocortisona/sangue
, Lactente
, Masculino
, Recuperação de Função Fisiológica
, Tireotropina/sangue
, Tiroxina/sangue
, Tri-Iodotironina/sangue