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World Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2020 A 38-year-old female presented with recurrent episodes of hypoglycemia for 5 years. On 72-h fast test, critical sample biochemistry was suggestive of endogenous hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia.
Robin Garg +3 more
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Surgical Clinics of North America, 2009 Insulinoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor with an incidence of 4 per 1 million persons per year, which may occur as a unifocal sporadic event in patients without an inherited syndrome or as a part of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. Key neuroglycopenic and hypoglycemic symptoms in conjunction with biochemical proof establish the diagnosis. Once the
Kimberly, Vanderveen, Clive, Grant
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Neurofibromatosis and insulinoma [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1995 AbstractA 45-year-old man with neurofibromatosis presented with recurrent seizures due to hypoglycaemia caused by an insulinoma. The attacks were abolished after the successful removal of the insulinoma. This probably represents another example of the association between neurofibromatosis and a tumour consisting of cells with amine-precursor-uptake and
Fung, JWK, Lam, KSL
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The insulinoma as a diagnostically and therapeutically challenging neoplasm
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2021 Introduction and purpose An insulinoma is the most common neuroendocrine tumor of a pancreas. This tumor produces insulin, which in excess causes hypoglycemic attacks, provoked by hunger or physical effort.
Paulina Oleksa +5 more
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BMC Cancer, 2019 Background Insulinoma represents hypoglycemia as a predominant symptom; the autonomic symptoms may be resolved by chronically recurrent hypoglycemia resulting in the persistence of non-specific symptoms alone.
Keiichi Torimoto +10 more
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Periodic limb movement disorder: A novel presentation of insulinoma
Annals of Movement Disorders, 2018 Hypoglycemia because of insulinoma can mimic many neurological disorders including movement disorders during sleep. We present a 54-year-old woman who presented with features typical of periodic limb movement disorder and on detailed evaluation was found
Deepa Dash +2 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 ObjectiveCognitive dysfunction is common in insulinoma patients, but the underlying neural mechanisms are less well understood. This study aimed to explore the alterations of intra- and inter-network connectivity patterns associated with patients with ...
Hui Nong +5 more
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Endocrine Connections, 2017 Objective: In adults with hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia (HH), in particular those with insulinoma, the optimal diagnostic and management strategies remain uncertain.
Benjamin G Challis +14 more
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Localization of Insulinomas [PDF]
Archives of Surgery, 1999 Intraoperative ultrasonography is more sensitive than preoperative and other intraoperative techniques for localizing insulinoma.Retrospective review.A tertiary referral center.All patients with a biochemical diagnosis of organic hyperinsulinism who were referred to University of California, San Francisco, from 1975 to 1998.Sensitivities of the ...
John K. Shaver +5 more
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Accidental exposure to glimepiride from adulterated medication resulting in severe hypoglycaemia
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2022 Sulphonylureas are insulinotropic and are not only useful in patients with diabetes but also act in non-diabetic individuals where hypoglycaemia and hyperinsulinism mimic insulinoma.
Annabelle G Hayes +2 more
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