International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Dr, Department of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Publications

• Case Report   
  Rehabilitation of a Patient with Panhypopituitarism Post Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Report
  Author(s): Abdullah Alghaiheb*
  
  Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) endocrinopathy have been reported previously in the literature. The pathophysiology of post TBI endocrinopathy remains elusive as many studies reveal the high prevalence of pituitary disruption post TBI. We present a case of a 39 years old male previously healthy who was involved in a road traffic accident which resulted in multiple skull fractures expressed on CT brain resulting in severe traumatic brain injury with an initial Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 6/15 upon presentation in the hospital. He concurrently developed a pituitary dysfunction that lead to multiple endocrinopathies including diabetes insipidus, adrenal insufficiency, secondary hypothyroidism and central hypothermia. Which required hormone replacement therapy and multiple dietary requirements? The case is an example of the significant effect of post traumatic brain injury endocrine dysfunct.. View More»
  

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