Hypopituitarism
The diagnosis of hypopituitarism is made by blood tests, but often specific scans and other investigations are needed to find ... Hypopituitarism is the decreased (hypo) secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland ... Hypopituitarism is usually permanent. It requires lifelong treatment with one or more medicines. There is only one study that ... Hypopituitarism is a rare disease, but may be significantly underdiagnosed in people with previous traumatic brain injury. The ...
Congenital hypothyroidism
"Hypopituitarism". The Lecturio Medical Concept Library. Retrieved 27 July 2021. Grasberger H, Vaxillaire M, Pannain S, et al. ( ... either isolated or as part of congenital hypopituitarism. Genetic types of nongoitrous congenital hypothyroidism include: ...
Harold Leeming Sheehan
with V. K. Summers: Summers, V. K.; Sheehan, H. L. (8 September 1951). "Cortisone and A.C.T.H. in Hypopituitarism". Br Med J. 2 ... with R. T. Cooke: Cooke, R. T.; Sheehan, H. L. (22 April 1950). "Cases of Hypopituitarism". Br Med J. 1 (4659): 928-931. doi: ... with V. K. Summers: Sheehan, H. L.; Summers, V. K. (27 March 1954). "Oral Cortisone Treatment of Hypopituitarism". Br Med J. 1 ... In 1949, with Victor Kirwan Summers he published an important paper on the syndrome of hypopituitarism. The paper showed ...
Radiation therapy
Hypopituitarism commonly develops after radiation therapy for sellar and parasellar neoplasms, extrasellar brain tumours, head ... Radiation-induced hypopituitarism mainly affects growth hormone and gonadal hormones. In contrast, adrenocorticotrophic hormone ... 1] Fernandez A, Brada M, Zabuliene L, Karavitaki N, Wass JA (September 2009). "Radiation-induced hypopituitarism". Endocrine- ... deficiencies are the least common among people with radiation-induced hypopituitarism. Changes in prolactin-secretion is ...
Hypophyseal portal system
Medicine portal Hypopituitarism Gross, PM; Joneja, MG; Pang, JJ; Polischuk, TM; Shaver, SW; Wainman, DS (1993). "Topography of ...
Hyperpituitarism
Hypopituitarism Hales, Robert E. (2007). The American Psychiatric Publishing textbook of neuropsychiatry and behavioral ...
1914 in science
Morris Simmonds first reports hypopituitarism. Oxymorphone, a powerful narcotic analgesic closely related to morphine, is first ...
Autoimmune hypophysitis
Hypophysitis Hypopituitarism Pituitary disease Naran, J; Can, AS (January 2020). "Lymphocytic Hypophysitis". PMID 32965926. {{ ... patients present with symptoms of hypopituitarism and must undergo pituitary hormone function evaluation. Biopsy is the only ... "Pituitary autoantibodies in patients with hypopituitarism and their relatives". J. Endocrinol. 157 (3): 475-80. doi:10.1677/joe ...
Euthyroid sick syndrome
NTIS looks similar to central hypopituitarism; both frequently have reduced TSH and thyroid hormone levels. Debate is ongoing ...
Cavernous sinus thrombosis
Silver, HS; Morris, LR (May 1983). "Hypopituitarism Secondary to Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis". Southern Medical Journal. 76 (5 ...
Pituitary apoplexy
After an episode of pituitary apoplexy, 80% of people develop hypopituitarism and require some form of hormone replacement ... 161-2. ISBN 978-0-19-263045-2. van Aken MO, Lamberts SW (2005). "Diagnosis and treatment of hypopituitarism: an update". ...
Hyperprolactinaemia
Apart from diagnosing hyperprolactinemia and hypopituitarism, prolactin levels are often checked by physicians in those who ... Hypothalamic-pituitary-prolactin axis Hypopituitarism Thapa, Sudan; Bhusal, Kamal (2021), "Hyperprolactinemia", StatPearls, ...
Hypothalamic disease
Treatment for hypopituitarism involves hormone replacement therapy. Neurogenic diabetes insipidus may occur due to low levels ... Hypopituitarism, neurogenic diabetes insipidus, tertiary hypothyroidism, and developmental disorders are examples of ...
Empty sella syndrome
Additional symptoms would be associated with hypopituitarism. Additional symptoms are as follows:[citation needed] Abnormality ...
PROP1
Mody S, Brown MR, Parks JS (2003). "The spectrum of hypopituitarism caused by PROP1 mutations". Best Pract. Res. Clin. ... 1999). "Clinical and biochemical phenotype of familial anterior hypopituitarism from mutation of the PROP1 gene". J. Clin. ...
Johanson-Blizzard syndrome
These include hypothyroidism, growth hormone deficiency and hypopituitarism. Findings affecting pituitary function in some ... autopsy findings with special emphasis on hypopituitarism and review of the literature". Pediatric and Developmental Pathology ...
Development of the endocrine system
These mutations also lead to varying degrees of hypopituitarism. The human fetal pancreas begins to develop by the fourth week ...
Endocrine system
These mutations also lead to varying degrees of hypopituitarism. The human fetal pancreas begins to develop by the fourth week ...
Congenital syphilis
Other findings may include low sugars, proteinuria and hypopituitarism. The placenta may appear large and pale. Other ...
Hypogonadism
Examples of pituitary defects include hypopituitarism and pituitary hypoplasia. An example of a hypogonadism resulting from the ... Examples of hypogonadism that affect hormone production more than fertility are hypopituitarism and Kallmann syndrome; in both ...
Hypoprolactinemia
Prabhakar VK, Shalet SM (2006). "Aetiology, diagnosis, and management of hypopituitarism in adult life". Postgrad Med J. 82 ( ... Hypoprolactinemia can result from autoimmune disease, hypopituitarism, growth hormone deficiency, hypothyroidism, excessive ...
Pituitary adenoma
Pituitary macroadenomas are the most common cause of hypopituitarism. While pituitary adenomas are common, affecting ...
Prolonged labor
It is very typical of patients that have hypopituitarism. There are many preexisting complications that may result in stenosis ...
Azoospermia
Primary hypopituitarism may be linked to a genetic cause. So a genetic evaluation may be done for men with azoospermia as a ... Examples include hypopituitarism (for various causes), hyperprolactinemia, and exogenous FSH suppression by testosterone. ...
Galactorrhea hyperprolactinemia
However, the risk of hypopituitarism makes this a poor choice. It may be necessary for rapidly growing tumors, but its benefits ...
Aldosterone
However, ACTH has only a minor role in regulating aldosterone production; with hypopituitarism there is no atrophy of the zona ...
Super Snoops
He looks like a child since he suffers from hypopituitarism. Ling Miu-shat, Sheila (凌緲薩, portrayed by Aimee Chan) is Ling Kam's ...
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
Local tumor expansion may cause visual disturbance, headache, and hypopituitarism. Pituitary tumors in MEN 1 patients appear to ...
Hypophysitis
Autoimmune hypophysitis Lymphocytic hypophysitis Pituitary disease Hypopituitarism "Autoimmune Hypophysitis Symptoms". Johns ...
Traumatic brain injury
Signs and symptoms of hypopituitarism may develop and be screened for in adults with moderate TBI and in mild TBI with imaging ... Children with moderate to severe head injury may also develop hypopituitarism. Screening should take place 3 to 6 months, and ... Hormonal disturbances may occur secondary to hypopituitarism, occurring immediately or years after injury in 10 to 15% of TBI ...