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| Brain tumor; pituitary or other cranial surgery; closed head trauma; granulomatous disease; CNS infections; vascular disorders; osmoreceptor destruction ... |
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| Growth Hormone – gigantism or acromegaly; Prolactin – inferitility, amenorrhea, and galactorrhea; Adrenocorticotriophic Hormone – cushing’s disease ... |
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| 56 FAs ( 29 acromegaly, 15 prolactinomas, 12 Cushing’s) and 23 NFAs; Mean age 50.2 yrs (26 y/o – 82 y/o); 49 female and 30 male; Mean tumor vol. 7.1 cm3 ... |
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| Adrenal glands – influence retention or secretion of Na, K and water.Diabetes Insipidus – pituitary surgery or neurological injury/ surgery leading to ... |
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| CNS disorders that damage or create pressure in the area of the hypothalamus, pituitary stalk, or posterior pituitary gland; Head Injuries; CNS infections ... |
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| Acromegaly. CASE REPORT. Pituitary apoplexy describes any condition in which the pituitary gland becomes infarcted or hemorrhage occurs. ... |
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| Best test for localising ACTH-dependent Cushing’s; Cushing’s disease: petrosal > peripheral ACTH; Ectopic ACTH: petrosal = peripheral; Diagnostic accuracy ... |
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| Hyperprolactinemia . Hypogonadism . Women: Amenorrhea, Oligomennorrhea, Galactorrhea, Infertility . Men: Infertility and Erectile Dysfunction |
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| -used for gigantism, acromegaly, carcinoid syndrome and vasoactive intestinal-inhibition GH secretion and can be used in the treatment of acromegaly ... |
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| Testosterone and inhibin exert negative feedback pressure on the hypothalamus and the anterior pituitary to maintain proper levels of testosterone in the … |
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