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Defining the end point of status epilepticus: A scoping review and framework for standardization

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Status epilepticus (SE) is a life‐threatening neurological emergency with consensus‐driven definitions for onset but no standardized criteria for its end point. This gap creates uncertainty in research and clinical practice. We conducted a scoping review to evaluate how end points have been defined in SE research and to identify key areas of ...
Fawad A. Khan, Margaret T. Gopaul, Samuel L. Carter, Anil Chimakurthy, Summer Skelton, Lawrence J. Hirsch, Eugen Trinka   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sex-related differences in Cushing's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Annals of Saudi Medicine
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Cushing's disease is a rare endocrine disorder. This review aimed to examine sex-specific differences in Cushing's disease. DESIGN AND SETTINGS: A meta-analysis was performed on published articles discussing the gender impact ...
Basel F. Alqeeq, Mohammed Ayyad, Waseem J. Almadhoun, Mohammad Aboabdo, Mosheer S. Aldahdouh, Mohammed Al-Tawil, Ahmed M. Al-Ghazali   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

SEE YOUR ENDOCRINOLOGIST FOR A PITUITARY TUMOUR; YOU MAY NOT NEED SURGERY

Journal of Cancer and Allied Specialties, 2017
Cushing’s syndrome remains an uncommon diagnosis with majority of non-specific and few specific clinical features suggestive of the condition. Results of biochemical investigations are often affected by confounding factors making diagnosis of Cushing’s ...
Ahmed Imran Siddiqi
doaj   +1 more source

Ectopic Cushing’s syndrome: clinical, diagnostic, treatment and follow-up outcomes of 12 cases of lung ectopic ACTH

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2023
Ectopic Cushing’s syndrome (ECS) is a rare disease associated with significant comorbidity. Among the causes of Cushing's syndrome, adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing extrapituitary tumours are rarely reported.
Laura González Fernández, Alejandra Maricel Rivas Montenegro, Noemí Brox Torrecilla, María Miguélez González, Jose Atencia Goñi, Elisa Fernández Fernández, Olga González Albarrán, Juan Carlos Pércovich Hualpa, Marcel Sambo Salas, Rogelio García Centeno   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chronic glucocorticoid-rich milieu and liver dysfunction [PDF]

, 2016
We investigated the impact of chronic hypercorticosteronemia (due to neonatal monosodium L-glutamate, MSG, and treatment) on liver oxidative stress (OS), inflammation, and carbohydrate/lipid metabolism in adult male rats.
Castro, María Cecilia, Castrogiovanni, Daniel Cayetano, Francini, Flavio, Massa, Maria Laura, Sabugo, Vanesa, Schinella, Guillermo Raúl, Spinedi, Eduardo Julio, Villagarcía, Hernán Gonzalo   +7 more
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Inverse association between obesity and intestinal endometriosis: Findings from a cross‐sectional study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study evaluates the association between obesity and the presence of bowel endometriosis in patients undergoing surgery. Methods A retrospective cross‐sectional observational study was conducted with patients treated between September 2023 and December 2024, at a specialized endometriosis outpatient clinic of a tertiary hospital ...
Tereza Carolina Fonseca Corrêa, Marco Aurelio Pinho Oliveira   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Case Report of Cushing’s Disease Presenting as Hair Loss

Case Reports in Dermatology, 2017
Cushing’s syndrome is a rare endocrine disorder that comprises a large group of signs and symptoms resulting from chronic exposure to excess corticosteroids.
Emily G. Lefkowitz, Jack P. Cossman, John B. Fournier   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preclinical Cushing's syndrome in adrenal incidentalomas [PDF]

, 1992
Adrenal tumors are usually diagnosed by clinical symptoms of hormone excess. The increasing use of ultrasound and computed tomography results in the detection of a substantial number of incidentally discovered adrenal tumors.
Allolio, B., Krestin, G. P., Nieke, J., Reincke, Martin, Saeger, W., Winkelmann, W.   +5 more
core  

Insulin Resistance: An Update on Biochemical and Pathophysiological Mechanisms and Impact on Various Diseases

iNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Insulin resistance is the biological phenomenon in which the human body's normal response to the metabolic hormone insulin is compromised. Insulin is a regulator of most of the essential metabolic steps in the body that control energy homoeostasis, so dysregulation leads to multiple diverse human diseases including, most prominently, Type 2 ...
Peter J. Little, Stefan Offermanns, Haaglim Cho, Zhiping Liu, Pinglian Yang, Qiaozhu Su, Henry Wade, Wah Yang, Danielle Kamato, Neale Cohen, Alex Bobik, Iqra Ilyas, Suowen Xu   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The prevalence of resistant arterial hypertension and secondary causes in a cohort of hypertensive patients: a single center experience [PDF]

, 2017
The prevalence of resistant hypertension (RHT) still remains unknown. Aim of the study was to investigate in a large cohort of hypertensive patients the prevalence of RHT, and to identify in these patients the secondary forms of arterial hypertension (SH)
Concistre, Antonio, Costi, Umberto, D'Ermo, Giuseppe, DE TOMA, Giorgio, DE VINCENTIS, Giuseppe, Iannucci, Gino, Letizia, Claudio, Lucia, Piernatale, Marinelli, Cristiano, Matteo, Galassi, Olmati, Federica, Pergolini, Mario Sergio, Petramala, Luigi, Tonnarini, Gian Franco   +13 more
core   +2 more sources