The majority of people with PTHP after TBI remain undiagnosed. The current thought, is that 25% of those with TBI have at least one pituitary hormone deficiency. It does not have to be total pituitary failure. Deficiencies can be isolated.
amazingly, up to 20% of patents with depression do worse on anti-depressant therapy (SSRI). These are labeled non-responders, but when compared to placebo, the difference was significant. Maybe, we should check their neurotransmitters first?
stress results in shrinkage of the hippocampus of the brain. This would result in deficiency in serotonin and thus contribute to many of the symptoms found in those with PTSD.
CSF norepinephrine levels found to be elevated in those with PTSD. This is one of the few, if not only study, that has looked at epinephrine concentrations in PTSD. Plasma norepinephrine levels were found to not be associated with PTSD.
salivary evaluation of cortisol levels in children after MVA reveals slow normalization of elevated cortisol over time (6-18 months), yet catecholamines stay elevated
It does appear that medicine is moving in the direction of a non-linear approach to disease. This brief review discusses the early analysis of the relationship of psychiatric conditions, inflammation, and cardiovascular disease.
study that looked at men with refractory depression symptoms on depression meds with low Testosterone finds Testosterone therapy improved depression symptoms.
Study of memantine finds effect on insulin is the same in the brain as in the pancreas. In essence, Alzheimer's disease, is in part, a diabetes of the brain disease.