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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2012 Cushing’s disease, or pituitary ACTH dependent Cushing’s syndrome, is a rare disease responsible for increased morbidity and mortality. Signs and symptoms of hypercortisolism are usually non specific: obesity, signs of protein wasting, increased blood ...
Castinetti Frederic +3 more
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Descriptive Epidemiology and Survival Analysis of Prolactinomas and Cushing’s Disease in Korea [PDF]
Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2021 Background Only a few studies have established the epidemiology of prolactinoma and Cushing’s disease in Korea. Furthermore, the incidence of these disease are increasing than before associated with the development of technologies.
Jin Sun Park +4 more
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A Case Report of Cushing’s Disease Presenting With Psychosis and Muscle Weakness Postpartum
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2023 Cushing’s syndrome is a condition leading to overproducing of cortisol by the adrenal glands. If the pituitary gland overproduces cortisol, it is called Cushing’s disease.
Delaram Eskandari MD +5 more
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Risk factors for immediate remission after operation in patients with Cushing's disease
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2021 Objective To explore the preoperative factors affecting the immediate remission of Cushing's disease after transsphenoidal surgery. Methods A total of 420 patients with Cushing's disease (led by Dr.
ZHANG Wen⁃tai +2 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 BackgroundCushing’s disease is a rare condition associated with a high cardiovascular risk and hypercortisolemia-related hemodynamic dysfunction, the extent of which can be assessed with a noninvasive method, called impedance cardiography.
Agnieszka Jurek +8 more
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Renal function and morphology in aged Beagle dogs before and after hydrocortisone administration [PDF]
, 2012 Objectives of this study were to evaluate glomerular filtration rate (GFR), renal structural changes and proteinuria in aged Beagle dogs before and after hydrocortisone (HC) administration.
Smets, Pascale +7 more
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İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2022 Objective: This study aimed to analyze the results of patients who underwent the transsphenoidal endoscopic approach for Cushing’s disease in our department and to determine the surgical outcomes, recurrence and complication rates. Materials and Methods:
Tuğrul Cem Ünal +14 more
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Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2022 Cushing’s Disease is caused by pituitary adenoma which produces adrenocorticotropic hormone causing hypercortisolemia. First-line treatment involves operative removal of the tumor, however, in some patients it proves ineffective.
Magdalena Kamińska +6 more
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New directions for the treatment of adrenal insufficiency [PDF]
, 2015 The following funding bodies supported this work: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC BB/L00267/1, to LG), Rosetrees Trust (to LG), Barts and The London Charity (417/2235, to LG), EU COFUND (PCOFUND-GA-2013-608765, to LG and GRB)
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Does an Analysis of the Pulsatile Secretion Pattern of Adrenocorticotropin and Cortisol Predict the Result of Transsphenoidal Surgery in Cushing’s Disease. [PDF]
, 1993 The endocrinological, surgical, and histological findings of patients with ACTH-dependent Cushing's disease were correlated with the pulsatile secretion pattern of ACTH and cortisol and the outcome after transsphenoidal pituitary surgery.
Brabant, Georg +5 more
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