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Acute Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency Misdiagnosed as Acute Cholecystitis
Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2021 Hypopituitarism refers to insufficient secretion of the pituitary hormones. Patients with acute adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) deficiency may be presented with fatigue, dizziness, orthostatic hypotension, hypoglycemia, nausea, vomiting, or ...
Moslem Sedaghattalab +1 more
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The 'incidentaloma' of the pituitary gland. Is neurosurgery required? [PDF]
, 1990 We describe a series of 18 patients with an intrasellar mass incidentally discovered by computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. The average size of the mass was 13 mm, with a range from 5 to 25 mm.
Allolio, Bruno +4 more
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Fertility and pregnancy in women with hypopituitarism: a systematic literature review.
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2020 CONTEXT Human reproduction is mainly governed from the hypothalamic-adrenal-gonadal (HPG) axis, which controls both ovarian morphology and function. Disturbances in the secretion of other anterior pituitary hormones (and their respective endocrine axes ...
G. Vila, M. Fleseriu
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Clinical Endocrinology, 2020 The international GENHYPOPIT network collects phenotypical data and screens genetic causes of non‐acquired hypopituitarism.
N. Jullien +21 more
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Emotional Deprivation in Children: Growth Faltering and Reversible Hypopituitarism
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020 Emotional deprivation can lead to growth faltering of infants and children. The mechanism(s) involved differ in that for infants, the major metabolic problem is inadequate energy intake for growth.
A. Rogol
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Human Pancreas GH-Releasing Factor Analog Restores High-Amplitude GH Pulses in CNS Lesion-Induced GH Deficiency [PDF]
, 1983 Lesions of the ventromedial-arcuate (VMH-ARC) region of the hypothalamus result in impaired growth accompanied by a marked suppression in spontaneous GH secretory bursts. We studied the effects of an analog of the recently characterized human pancreas GH-
Eikelboom, Rudy +2 more
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Hyponatremia as a leading sign of hypopituitarism
Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology Case Reports, 2017 We report the case of a 67-year-old man admitted to our hospital in an obtunded state. We found that a severe hyponatremia (115 mEq/L) was the cause of patient's status. In turn, hyponatremia was due to hypopituitarism (nonfunctioning macroadenoma). Mild
Antonino Catalano, MD, PhD +6 more
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021 Introduction: Hypopituitarism is a rare, often underdiagnosed, complex hormonal disease caused by the decreased secretion of one or more hormones in the pituitary gland.
Árpád Kormányos +6 more
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Post-Partum Pituitary Insufficiency and Livedo Reticularis Presenting a Diagnostic Challenge in a Resource Limited Setting in Tanzania: A Case Report, Clinical Discussion and Brief Review of Existing Literature. [PDF]
, 2012 Pituitary disorders following pregnancy are an important yet under reported clinical entity in the developing world. Conversely, post partum panhypopituitarism has a more devastating impact on women in such settings due to high fertility rates, poor ...
A Cénac +27 more
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Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2020 CONTEXT Patients with hypopituitarism face excess mortality in the long-term outpatient setting. However, associations of pituitary dysfunction with outcomes in acutely hospitalized patients are lacking.
Fahim Ebrahimi +8 more
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