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Successful application of technetium-99m-labeled octreotide acetate scintigraphy in the detection of ectopic adrenocorticotropin-producing bronchial carcinoid lung tumor: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010
Introduction The diagnostic efficacy of somatostatin receptor scintigraphy labeling with 111 indium in the localization of tumors has been assessed in a limited number of patients with contradictory outcomes.
Fallahi Babak, Beiki Davood, Eftekhari Mohammad, Saghari Mohsen, Noorani Mohammad, Chavoshi Maryam, Esfahani Armaghan, Assadi Majid   +7 more
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone combined with vigabatrin as a second-line therapy for West syndrome [PDF]

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Luciana de Paula Souza, Danielle Caldas Bufara, Tallulah Spina Tensini, Sergio Antonio Antoniuk, Gustavo L. Franklin, Ana Chrystina de Souza Crippa   +5 more
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Median 10 years follow-up of patients with covert Cushing’s syndrome: a case series

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021
Background Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion syndrome occurs in 10% of all patients with adrenocorticotropic-hormone-dependent hypercortisolism. It is usually associated with overt malignancies or with occult and indolent tumors.
Farzad Najafipour, Amir Bahrami, Mitra Niafar, Jalil Houshyar, Monireh Halimi, Vahideh Sadra   +5 more
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Cushing Syndrome Secondary to Ectopic ACTH Production in Pregnancy: A Case Report

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 2022
Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone production is an extremely rare cause of Cushing syndrome in pregnancy and is associated with significant morbidity.
Wei-She Julia Tai, Richa Parihar, Mary Ellene Boulos, Hertzel Gerstein, Meera Luthra, Ahraaz Wyne   +5 more
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Focal seizures during adrenocorticotropic hormone therapy in a school-aged boy: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Adrenocorticotropic hormone therapy for infantile spasms, including West syndrome, has been previously reported to induce seizures. We present the findings for a school-aged child with epilepsy who developed new focal seizures during ...
Yoshitaka Ota, Shuichi Shimakawa, Hikaru Tsuda-Kitahara, Miho Fukui, Mitsuru Kashiwagi, Akira Ashida   +5 more
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Diagnostic orientation values for ACTH and other parameters for clinically healthy donkeys and mules (insulin, triglycerides, glucose, fructosamines, and ɣ‐GT) [PDF]

, 2020
Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction is the most prevalent endocrine disease in horses. Although donkeys and mules may also be affected, only a few data have been published. Reference values for diagnostic parameters, such as adrenocorticotropic hormone
Bartmann, Claus P., Gehlen, Heidrun, Stöckle, Sabita, Twickel, Sophie, Weber, Corinna   +4 more
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ACTH-producing small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma from the gallbladder: a case report and literature review

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023
Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone syndrome (EAS) is a condition of hypercortisolism caused by non-pituitary tumors that secrete adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). A rare occurrence of this syndrome is due to an ACTH-producing neuroendocrine tumor that
Xiaofang Zhang, Dihua Huang, Xiaojie Pan, Qiya Si, Qiaoying You   +4 more
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Idiopathic and isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency presenting as continuous epigastric discomfort without symptoms of hypoglycemia: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Background Isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency is one kind of hypopituitarism and is triggered by various diseases including autoimmune disorder and/or autoimmune hypophysitis. Adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency brings out various serious
Seizo Okauchi, Fuminori Tatsumi, Yuki Kan, Megumi Horiya, Akiko Mizoguchi, Yoshiro Fushimi, Junpei Sanada, Momoyo Nishioka, Masashi Shimoda, Kenji Kohara, Shuhei Nakanishi, Kohei Kaku, Tomoatsu Mune, Hideaki Kaneto   +13 more
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Anorexia nervosa and reproduction: connecting brain to gonads [PDF]

, 2020
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a psychiatric disorder that predominantly affects young women and is characterized by low caloric intake and a major dissatisfaction with one’s body image.
Ciobanu, Corina, Fica, Simona, Poterasu, Mihaela, Rowland, David L.   +3 more
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Investigation of the serum levels of anterior pituitary hormones in male children with autism

Molecular Autism, 2011
Background The neurobiological basis of autism remains poorly understood. The diagnosis of autism is based solely on behavioural characteristics because there are currently no reliable biological markers.
Iwata Keiko, Matsuzaki Hideo, Miyachi Taishi, Shimmura Chie, Suda Shiro, Tsuchiya Kenji J, Matsumoto Kaori, Suzuki Katsuaki, Iwata Yasuhide, Nakamura Kazuhiko, Tsujii Masatsugu, Sugiyama Toshirou, Sato Kohji, Mori Norio   +13 more
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