The Claim

Thyroid dysfunction occurs promptly after traumatic brain injury and is associated with the degree of neurologic impairment, indicating a potential physiological link between acute brain trauma and endocrine response.

Source: Thyroid test abnormalities in traumatic brain injury: correlation with neurologic impairment and sympathetic nervous system activation.

What the research says

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In plain English

When someone suffers a serious head injury, their thyroid gland often stops working normally right away, and the worse the brain injury, the more the thyroid is affected—suggesting the brain and thyroid might be connected in how they respond to trauma.

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Thyroid dysfunction in traumatic brain injury occurs promptly after injury and is linked to the degree of neurologic impairment, suggesting a possible physiological connection between acute brain trauma and endocrine response.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Thyroid test abnormalities in traumatic brain injury: correlation with neurologic impairment and sympathetic nervous system activation.

    After a serious head injury, the body’s thyroid gland often acts differently right away, and the worse the brain injury, the more the thyroid changes—this shows the brain and thyroid are connected when the body is under stress.

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