Thyrotropic Axis and Disorders of Consciousness in Acquired Brain Injury: A Potential Intriguing Association?
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2022
abstract:
A potential involvement of thyrotropic axis in influencing the state of consciousness could be hypothesized. We aimed at investigating thyroid function tests as predictors of disorders of consciousness (DoC) and relating recovery in a large cohort of patients with DoC secondary to acquired brain injury (ABI).
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
disorders of consciousness; functional outcome; neurorehabilitation; recovery; thyrotropic axis; Cohort Studies; Consciousness; Humans; Retrospective Studies; Thyrotropin; Treatment Outcome; Brain Injuries; Consciousness Disorders
List of contributors:
Mele, Chiara; De Tanti, Antonio; Bagnato, Sergio; Lucca, Lucia Francesca; Saviola, Donatella; Estraneo, Anna; Moretta, Pasquale; Marcuccio, Laura; Lanzillo, Bernardo; Aimaretti, Gianluca; Nardone, Antonio; Marzullo, Paolo; Pingue, Valeria
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