Resumen
Objetivo: Investigar la relación entre TCE e Hipopituitarismo. Métodos: Se trata de una revisión integradora de la literatura presente en las bibliotecas virtuales PUBMED y BVS, utilizando los siguientes descriptores indexados por Decs/Bireme: ''TBI', ''Hypopituitarism'', ''Pituitary gland''; usando el operador booleano AND entre ellos. Fueron encontrados un total de 37 artículos, utilizando el filtro de producciones científicas de los últimos 5 años, en portugués, inglés y español. Después de la lectura de los artículos, 18 fueron excluidos por desviarse de la temática destacada y duplicidad y, finalmente, se seleccionaron 19 trabajos. Resultados: Los resultados mostraron que síntomas como fatiga, problemas cognitivos, insomnio y trastorno de estrés postraumático son comunes después de una lesión cerebral traumática leve. La deficiencia de la hormona del crecimiento fue la disfunción hormonal más prevalente. La presentación clínica varía dependiendo del número y tipo de ejes hipofisarios afectados, la gravedad de la deficiencia hormonal y el tiempo entre la aparición del hipopituitarismo y el diagnóstico y tratamiento. Consideraciones finales: Se concluye que es fundamental desarrollar protocolos y métodos de tamizaje para evaluar a los pacientes post TCE, tanto en la fase aguda como crónica, y promover estudios continuos sobre esta relación debido a las potenciales consecuencias graves para la salud derivadas del proceso neuroendocrino.
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