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dc.contributor.authorTsatsoulis, A.en
dc.contributor.authorShalet, S. M.en
dc.contributor.authorHarrison, J.en
dc.contributor.authorRatcliffe, W. A.en
dc.contributor.authorBeardwell, C. G.en
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, E. L.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-24T19:37:25Z-
dc.date.available2015-11-24T19:37:25Z-
dc.identifier.issn0300-0664-
dc.identifier.urihttps://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/24028-
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dc.subjectAdolescenten
dc.subjectAdrenocorticotropic Hormone/*deficiencyen
dc.subjectAdulten
dc.subjectAgeden
dc.subjectFemaleen
dc.subjectGlucagon/diagnostic useen
dc.subjectHumansen
dc.subjectHypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/*physiopathology/radiation effectsen
dc.subjectInsulin/diagnostic useen
dc.subjectMaleen
dc.subjectMiddle Ageden
dc.subjectPituitary Neoplasms/blood/radiotherapyen
dc.subjectPituitary-Adrenal System/*physiopathology/radiation effectsen
dc.subjectRadiation Injuries/blood/physiopathologyen
dc.titleAdrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) deficiency undetected by standard dynamic tests of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axisen
heal.typejournalArticle-
heal.type.enJournal articleen
heal.type.elΆρθρο Περιοδικούel
heal.identifier.secondaryhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2844448-
heal.identifier.secondaryhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1111/j.1365-2265.1988.tb03659.x/asset/j.1365-2265.1988.tb03659.x.pdf?v=1&t=h0outa5a&s=4cfa75ce917e2b7712b446ec80ce4fd122acb0bf-
heal.languageen-
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heal.recordProviderΠανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικήςel
heal.publicationDate1988-
heal.abstractSix patients (four females, two males; aged 18-65 years), previously treated by external pituitary irradiation (2000-4000 cGY in 8-15 fractions over 10-20 days) for pituitary tumours, presented with the symptoms of excessive and inappropriate tiredness suggestive of ACTH deficiency, despite a normal peak cortisol response to an insulin tolerance test (four cases) or to a glucagon stimulation test (two cases). These six patients were found to have significantly lower mean 24 h urinary free cortisol levels (100 +/- 40 nmol; mean +/- SD) compared with the mean value of 31 normal controls (210 +/- 70.8 nmol; P less than 0.01). In addition serum cortisol profiles based on a series of four timed samples between 0900-2300 h were subnormal (mean 130 nmol/l) in comparison with profiles obtained from 12 normal controls (mean 270 nmol/l) (P less than 0.001). Glucocorticoid replacement therapy promptly abolished their symptoms. These results suggest that a discordance between ACTH secretion under basal circumstances and ACTH response to pharmacological tests may exist in patients with ACTH deficiency. We speculate that defective endogenous corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRF) secretion, due to radiation-induced damage at hypothalamic level, is one cause of this phenomenon.en
heal.journalNameClin Endocrinol (Oxf)en
heal.journalTypepeer-reviewed-
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