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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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Recommendations of the Neuroendocrinology Department of the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism for the diagnosis of Cushing’s disease in Brazil [PDF]
Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2016 Although it is a rare condition, the accurate diagnosis and treatment of Cushing’s disease is important due to its higher morbidity and mortality compared to the general population, which is attributed to cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus and ...
Márcio Carlos Machado +13 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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Mifepristone reduces insulin resistance in patient volunteers with adrenal incidentalomas that secrete low levels of cortisol : a pilot study [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Incidental adrenal masses are commonly detected during imaging for other pathologies. 10% of the elderly population has an ‘adrenal incidentaloma’, up to 20% of these show low-grade autonomous cortisol secretion and 60% of patients with ...
Chadarevian, Rita +4 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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The Pathophysiology and Treatment of Hypertension in Patients With Cushing's Syndrome [PDF]
, 2019 When hypertension, a pathology that is frequently found in the general population, presents in a young patient, secondary causes such as Cushing's syndrome (CS), a rare disease characterized by long-term elevated cortisol levels, should be considered ...
Barbot, Mattia +2 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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