One of the conditions that can be wrongly diagnosed as CFS is post-traumatic hypopituitarism (PTHP). Symptoms include fatigue, muscle weakness, dizziness and nausea and can occur at any time after a head injury, even many years later. Other causes of PTHP include tumors, stroke, infections of the brain, radiation treatment.
The pituitary gland produces hormones that control many functions of otherprovided by GPs and endocrinologists. Treatments vary depending on the type of damage to the gland.
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Head injury and hypopituitarism
