It is well known that stroke represents one of the most common causes of morbidity and
mortality. Functional outcome is influenced not only by factors related to acute stages of …

Objective: To evaluate neuroendocrine changes in critical care patients with acute space
occupying hemispheric stroke. Methods: 22 patients with acute space occupying …

The pituitary‐thyroid axis, serum prolactin and growth hormone levels were studied in 29
patients within 9 d of onset of acute ischaemic stroke. When compared to a control group of …

Studies in non-stroke patients have shown an association between dysregulation of the
hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis and morbidity and mortality. We conducted a …

Background: Stroke is a major global burden with significant morbidity, mortality, and long-
term disability. Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is a stressful condition causing stimulation of the …

A number of neuroendocrine changes have been described after stroke, which may serve
adaptive or deleterious functions. The neuroendocrine changes include activation of the …

Background and purpose This study sought to improve methods to identify biomarkers in the
neuroendocrine system related to stroke progression to improve the accuracy of traditional …

Background and Purpose—The purpose of this study was to use hormonal responsiveness
to d-fenfluramine (d-FEN) challenge as a measure of central serotonin (5-HT) function in a …

Background Early prediction of outcome is important for allocation of therapeutic strategies.
Endocrine alterations of the hypothalamus–pituitary–axis are one of the first stress-induced …

Background: Pituitary dysfunction is a known complication of traumatic brain injury and
subarachnoidal hemorrhage but there are few data about pituitary dysfunction as a …