This was news to me, but quite a few of us may have had a traumatic brain injury in the past - even "just" concussion and not made the link.
Those head injuries can damage the tiny pituitary gland, I think in about a third of cases.
Damage to the pituitary can lead to OP. Search hypopituitarism and osteoporosis to discover more. And of course it can be treated.
Those who have had a rheum. consult will likely have been tested, but those not yet bad enough to be referred might well be missed.
Graceissufficient, thank you for posting this news about concussions and the pituitary gland. Wow, I suffered a major concussion over 50 years ago and in my mid thirties had high prolactin related to the pituitary gland which caused amenorrhea. My prolactin has always tested high since, but I had no tumor. I will definitely look into this.
I fell down an oak staircase in 2020 and was cleared and sent home. Two days later I collapsed and had full blown concussion with convulsions. I was in hospital for a month. My whole body was scanned and my spine was classed as slightly damaged. I had a second scan 6 months later which showed further damage but nothing serious. Due to severe pain doctor sent me for a DEXA scan which showed osteoporosis and I booked an appointment to see a Rheumatologist. My doctor had to be convinced but I finally got the letter which meant most of the cost was covered. Interestingly my concussion was caused by a known Tramadol reaction which can be life threatening. If the A&E doctor had not checked my notes I would have died, the drug is now very restricted in France owing to deaths and serious events like mine. I still have some side effects with my memory and they said I made an amazing recovery.
Wow. V interesting.
interesting information. Thank you. What sort of a test would be done, to test what exactly?
In an accident, I broke the windscreen of a car with my head and spent a week in intensive care. That’s apart from other pretty bad head injuries. I understand my brain wasn’t affected, but in the 1970s they didn’t do a CT…….
I had a subarachnoid hemorraghe in 2016 shortly after I was diagnosed with osteoporosis, it was a mid brain bleed. I now also suffer from terrible hot sweats which I’ve never had as I had a hysterectomy when I was 29! So it’s definitely damaged something.
Take care
Wendy xx
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