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Neuro endo. lett. - 2012

Vol. 33 (3) 2012 Neuro endocrinology letters

Biochemical behaviour of an incidentally diagnosed silent corticotroph adenoma.

Benaiges D, Puig J, Lafuente J, Gimeno J, Prados M, Sagarra E, Flores-Le-Roux J.

Case Reports 2012; 33(3): 290-293 PubMed PMID: 22635086 Keywords: ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma:diagnosis, Adenoma:diagnosis, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone:metabolism, Aged, Asymptomatic Diseases, Humans, Hydrocortisone:metabolism, Incidental Findings, Male,.

: Silent corticotroph adenoma (SCA) is a non-functioning macroadenoma that has positive immunoreactivity for ACTH. Few studies have evaluated the biochemical behaviour of these tumours. We present the case of a 65-year-old male incidentally diagnosed with SCA, in which an exhaustive study of the corticotroph axis was conducted......

Clinical and cognitive correlates of formal thought disorder in early onset schizophrenia.

Remberk B, Namysłowska I, Rybakowski F.

Journal Article 2012; 33(3): 347-355 PubMed PMID: 22635096 Keywords: Adolescent, Age of Onset, Cognition:physiology, Cognition Disorders:diagnosis, Communication Disorders:diagnosis, Executive Function:physiology, Female, Humans, Language Disorders:diagnosis, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Phonetics, Schizophrenia:physiop.

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Optimal effective doses of cabergoline and bromocriptine and valvular leasions in men with prolactinomas.

Yarman S, Kurtulmus N, Bilge A.

Journal Article 2012; 33(3): 340-346 PubMed PMID: 22635095 Keywords: Adult, Aged, Bromocriptine:administration & dosage, Dopamine Agonists:administration & dosage, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Ergolines:administration & dosage, Female, Heart Valve Diseases:chemically induced, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pituitary Neopl.

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High concentration of ghrelin in children with growth hormone deficiency and neurosecretory dysfunction.

Stawerska R, Smyczyńska J, Czkwianianc E, Hilczer M, Lewiński A.

Journal Article 2012; 33(3): 331-339 PubMed PMID: 22635094 Keywords: Adolescent, Body Height:physiology, Body Mass Index, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Ghrelin:blood, Growth Disorders:metabolism, Human Growth Hormone:deficiency, Humans, Male, Neurosecretory Systems:metabolism,.

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Evidence for a negative association between schizophrenia and a polymorphism in the insulin receptor substrate-3 (IRS-3) gene.

Melkersson K, Persson B.

Journal Article 2012; 33(3): 321-330 PubMed PMID: 22635093 Keywords: Adult, Case-Control Studies, Databases, Genetic, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease:genetics, Genotype, Humans, Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins:genetics, Male, Middle Aged, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide:genetics, Schizophrenia:genetics,.

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A perinatal signature of light on chronobiology? If so, numerous questions arise and experimental animal research must provide more information.

Erren T, Reiter R, Meyer-Rochow V.

Journal Article 2012; 33(3): 318-320 PubMed PMID: 22635092 Keywords: Animals, Chronobiology Phenomena:physiology, Circadian Rhythm:physiology, Light, Melatonin:physiology, Models, Animal, Photoperiod, Translational Medical Research:methods,.

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A possible role of perinatal light in mood disorders and internal cancers: reconciliation of instability and latitude concepts.

Erren T, Koch M, Gross J, Reiter R, Meyer-Rochow V.

Journal Article 2012; 33(3): 314-317 PubMed PMID: 22635091 Keywords: Adult, Child, Child Development, Circadian Rhythm, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Light, Mood Disorders:epidemiology, Neoplasms:epidemiology, Photoperiod, Seasons,.

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Teratology on the crossroads: historical aspects and modern approaches.

Ujházy E, Mach M, Navarová J, Dubovický M.

Historical Article 2012; 33(3): 304-313 PubMed PMID: 22635090 Keywords: Animals, Congenital Abnormalities:history, History, 19th Century, History, 20th Century, History, Ancient, Humans, Neuroendocrinology:history, Teratology:history,.

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Coexistence of growth hormone deficiency and autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 3.

Krysiak R, Okopień B.

Journal Article 2012; 33(3): 301-303 PubMed PMID: 22635089 Keywords: Adult, Age of Onset, Brain Injuries:complications, Disease Progression, Growth Disorders:etiology, Human Growth Hormone:deficiency, Humans, Male, Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune:complications,.

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Unfavorable effects of hyperprolactinemia in autoimmune endocrine disorders.

Krysiak R, Kędzia A, Okopień B.

Case Reports 2012; 33(3): 298-300 PubMed PMID: 22635088 Keywords: Aminoquinolines:administration & dosage, Disease Progression, Dopamine Agonists:administration & dosage, Female, Humans, Hyperprolactinemia:complications, Prolactin:blood, Thyroiditis, Autoimmune:complications, Young Adult, Zona Glomerulosa:immunology,.

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Coronary artery disease is not associated with stroke recurrence.

Kováčik M, Madarász Š, Král M, Veverka T, Herzig R, Kaňovský P.

Journal Article 2012; 33(3): 294-297 PubMed PMID: 22635087 Keywords: Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Brain Ischemia:epidemiology, Coronary Artery Disease:epidemiology, Female, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Recurrence, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Stroke:epidemiology,.

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A woman with thyrotoxicosis- and hyperemesis gravidarum-associated Wernicke's encephalopathy.

Anaforoğlu İ, Yildiz B, İnceçayir Ö, Algün E.

Case Reports 2012; 33(3): 285-289 PubMed PMID: 22635085 Keywords: Adult, Female, Goiter, Nodular:complications, Humans, Hyperemesis Gravidarum:complications, Pregnancy, Radionuclide Imaging, Thiamine:therapeutic use, Thyrotoxicosis:complications, Vitamin B Complex:therapeutic use, Wernicke Encephalopathy:drug therapy,.

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Nitrosative stress induces proliferation and viability changes in high glucose-exposed rat Schwannoma cells.

Gadau S.

Journal Article 2012; 33(3): 279-284 PubMed PMID: 22635084 Keywords: Animals, Catalase:metabolism, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation:drug effects, Cell Survival:drug effects, Diabetic Neuropathies:metabolism, Glucose:pharmacology, Hyperglycemia:metabolism, Neurilemmoma:metabolism, Oxidative Stress:drug effects, Rats, Re.

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Combined octreotide and peptide receptor radionuclide therapy ((90)Y-DOTA-TATE) in case of malignant insulinoma.

Fischbach J, Gut P, Matysiak-Grześ M, Klimowicz A, Gryczyńska M, Waśko R, Ruchała M.

Case Reports 2012; 33(3): 273-278 PubMed PMID: 22635083 Keywords: Adult, Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal:therapeutic use, Chemoradiotherapy:methods, Female, Humans, Insulinoma:diagnostic imaging, Octreotide:analogs & derivatives, Organometallic Compounds:therapeutic use, Pancreatic Neoplasms:diagnostic imaging, Radionuc.

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A rare case of Interferon-alpha-Induced Hyperthyroidism in patients with a chronic hepatitis C with granulocytopenia and transaminasemia treated successfully with radioiodine.

Czarnywojtek A, Waligórska-Stachura J, Szczepanek E, Zgorzalewicz-Stachowiak M, Bereszyńska I, Kurdybacha P, Stangierski A, Harasymczuk J, Florek E, Waśko R, Ruchała M.

Case Reports 2012; 33(3): 268-272 PubMed PMID: 22635082 Keywords: Adult, Agranulocytosis:radiotherapy, Antiviral Agents:adverse effects, Female, Hepatitis C, Chronic:drug therapy, Humans, Hyperthyroidism:blood, Hypothyroidism:blood, Interferon-alpha:adverse effects, Iodine Radioisotopes:therapeutic use, Thyrotropin:bloo.

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Laparoscope resection of ectopic corticosteroid-secreting adrenal adenoma.

Wang X, Dou J, Gao J, Zhong W, Jin D, Hui L, Lu J, Mu Y.

Case Reports 2012; 33(3): 265-267 PubMed PMID: 22635081 Keywords: Adrenal Cortex, Adrenal Cortex Hormones:secretion, Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms:pathology, Adrenocortical Adenoma:pathology, Adult, Choristoma:pathology, Humans, Kidney Diseases:pathology, Kidney Neoplasms:pathology, Laparoscopy:methods, Male, Pituitary ACTH .

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Sunitinib treatment for refractory malignant pheochromocytoma.

Nemoto K, Miura T, Shioji G, Tsuboi N.

Case Reports 2012; 33(3): 260-264 PubMed PMID: 22635080 Keywords: Adrenal Gland Neoplasms:diagnostic imaging, Adult, Antineoplastic Agents:administration & dosage, Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, Fatal Outcome, Female, Humans, Indoles:administration & dosage, Pheochromocytoma:diagnostic imaging, Pyrroles:administration & dos.

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Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor of the ovary--morphological and immunohistochemical analysis.

Durdík Š, Danihel L, Galbavý Š.

Case Reports 2012; 33(3): 257-259 PubMed PMID: 22635079 Keywords: Androgens:metabolism, Female, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Middle Aged, Ovarian Neoplasms:complications, Ovary:pathology, Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor:complications, Testosterone:metabolism, Virilism:etiology,.

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The Di Bella Method (DBM) improved survival, objective response and performance status in a retrospective observational clinical study on 23 tumours of the head and neck.

Di Bella G, Colori B.

Case Reports 2012; 33(3): 249-256 PubMed PMID: 22635078 Keywords: Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating:therapeutic use, Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal:therapeutic use, Antioxidants:therapeutic use, Calcium:therapeutic use, Carcinoma, Medullary:drug therapy, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell:drug therapy, Chondroitin Sulfates:thera.

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Laudatio for centenary of the birth of Luigi Di Bella, MD, PhD.

Di Bella G, Di Bella A, Gualano L.

Biography 2012; 33(3): 247-248 PubMed PMID: 22635077 Keywords: History, 20th Century, History, 21st Century, Humans, Italy, Melatonin:history, Neoplasms:history, Neuroendocrinology:history, Retinoids:history, Somatostatin:history,.

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