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Pituitary Radiotherapy for Cushing’s Disease [PDF]
Neuroendocrinology, 2010 <i>Background:</i> The treatment of choice for Cushing’s disease is pituitary surgery. Second-line treatments include repeat pituitary surgery, radiation therapy, medical therapy, and bilateral adrenalectomy. The most used modalities to irradiate patients with Cushing’s disease include fractionated radiotherapy and single-dose Gamma Knife ...
Losa, Marco +4 more
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Reduced hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in chronic multi-site musculoskeletal pain : partly masked by depressive and anxiety disorders [PDF]
, 2014 Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Dekker, Joost +6 more
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INFANTILISM IN PITUITARY DISEASE [PDF]
Archives of Internal Medicine, 1912 Since the appearance of Frohlich's paper1in 1901, it has become generally recognized that tumors in or near the pituitary gland may cause disturbances of body growth and general metabolism which are quite distinct from acromegaly and gigantism. Frankl-Hochwart2has recently collected and analyzed the findings in 155 pituitary affections of this ...
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Pituitary-adrenal axis in Prader Willi syndrome [PDF]
, 2016 Purpose: Prader Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic condition that has concurrent endocrinological insufficiencies. The presence of growth hormone deficiency has been well documented, but adrenal insufficiency (AI) is not widely reported. A review was
Edgar, Olivia S. +2 more
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Pituitary disease and pregnancy
Endocrinología, Diabetes y Nutrición (English ed.), 2021 Pregnancy results in a significant change in both pituitary gland size and function. Due to this physiological adaptation, the diagnosis and management of pituitary diseases during pregnancy represents a particularly complex challenge. The presence of a functioning pituitary adenoma may be harmful to the health of the mother and fetus, and scientific ...
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A Recessive Mutation Resulting in a Disabling Amino Acid Substitution (T194R) in the LHX3 Homeodomain Causes Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency [PDF]
, 2012 Background/Aims: Recessive mutations in the LHX3 homeodomain transcription factor gene are associated with developmental disorders affecting the pituitary and nervous system. We describe pediatric patients with combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD)
Bechtold-Dalla Pozza, Susanne +7 more
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The Autoimmune pituitary inflammation
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2022 Autoimmune Hypophysitis (AH) is often refereed in the literature as lymphocytic pituitary inflammation. It is the most common form of rare, chronic inflammation states affecting this gland. In most cases it has autoimmune character. Symptoms of pituitary
Szymon Krzewski +2 more
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Diagnosis of pituitary disease [PDF]
Medicine, 2017 Abstract The prevalence of pituitary disease is increasing mainly because of advances in modern imaging techniques and an increased awareness among the medical community. Pituitary tumours constitute 10–15% of all diagnosed intracranial neoplasms, and their clinical manifestations result from local mass effects (mostly neurological, visual ...
Athanasios Fountas, Niki Karavitaki
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Restored vision in a young dog following corticosteroid treatment of presumptive hypophysitis [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Hypophysitis is an umbrella term for a group of disorders involving inflammation of the pituitary gland. A rare occurrence in humans, hypophysitis can produce a range of clinical signs including (but not limited to) visual deficits and ...
Liuti, Tiziana +3 more
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Ligula intestinalis (Cestoda: Pseudophyllidea): an ideal fish-metazoan parasite model? [PDF]
, 2010 Since its use as a model to study metazoan parasite culture and in vitro development, the plerocercoid of the tapeworm, Ligula intestinalis, has served as a useful scientific tool to study a range of biological factors, particularly within its fish ...
Carter, V, Dufour, S, Hoole, D
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