J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
2002 Jan;31(1):65-66.
Hyperprolactinemia After Severe Head Trauma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Hallym University School of Medicine, Kang Nam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Radiology, Hallym University School of Medicine, Kang Nam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Patients of head injury may manifest neurohypophyseal dysfunction during the early post-traumatic period. A case of hyperprolactinemia and low prolactin response to thyrotrophin-releasing hormone in a woman 7 months after severe head injury is presented and literatures are also reviewed.
