| Analysis of Pituitary Lesions in Fatal Closed Head Injury. | |
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PMID: 21030847 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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We analyzed forensic autopsy findings of 66 consecutive patients with fatal closed head injury who survived up to 48 days after trauma to ascertain the causal factors and the time course of development of posttraumatic pituitary lesions. Pituitary lesions were identified in 27 patients. In patients with pituitary lesions, posterior lobe hemorrhage was observed in 21 patients, followed by anterior lobe hemorrhage in 10 patients and anterior lobe infarct in 7 patients. Comparisons between patients with and without pituitary lesions showed that falls and subdural hematoma were significantly frequent in patients with pituitary lesions. Immunohistochemistry of neurophysin showed increased immunoreactivity in the hypothalamus of patients with pituitary lesions and brain edema, providing morphologic evidence of pituitary dysfunction. Hemorrhage in the anterior or posterior lobe was identifiable in patients with short survival periods, whereas infarct in the anterior lobe appeared in patients surviving at least 14 hours. These data further our understanding of the mechanisms of pituitary dysfunctions and help in the estimation of the survival period after head trauma. |
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Kazuhiko Kibayashi; Ryo Shimada; Ken-Ichiro Nakao; Ayako Ro |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2010-10-27 |
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Title: The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology : official publication of the National Association of Medical Examiners Volume: - ISSN: 1533-404X ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
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Created Date: 2010-10-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8108948 Medline TA: Am J Forensic Med Pathol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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From the *Department of Legal Medicine, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo; and †Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan. |
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