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Wed Sep 17

• Thyroid Gland and Negative Feedback: A series of animations illustrating the role of negative feedback in regulating the level of thyroid hormone in the blood. This tutorial shows how the thyroid gland works together with the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus of the brain to regulate the level of thyroid hormone. As well, there is a section on goiter and its prevention.

Mon Sep 8

• Empty sella syndrome | Health Library | Walgreens

Sun Sep 7

• Transsphenoida l pituitary surgery via the endoscopic technique: results in 35 consecutive patients with Cushing's disease -- Netea-Maier et al. 154 (5): 675 -- European Journal of Endocrinology
• Adult-onset growth hormone deficiency: causes, complications and treatment options
• LimitationsUFC _SC_mildCush.p df (application/p df Object)
• The Diagnosis of Cushing's Syndrome: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline: From the article: These technical comments reflect the best available evidence applied to a typical patient. Often, this evidence comes from the unsystematic observations of the panelists and should, therefore, be considered suggestions.
• autonomic_aura s.pdf (application/p df Object): do pituitary tumors cause this?
• Epilepsy_Vicer al.pdf (application/p df Object): Goose flesh and cold shiver can be ictal signs of visceral epilepsies.The se visceral epilepsies may occur with isolated ictal signs during a simple partial seizure or in combination with other autonomic signs or in complex partial seizures.Becau se of the unusual features of the ictal symptomatology , these visceral epilepsies often are masked and wrongly diagnosed as nonepileptic events, e.g.,somatofor m disorders.Five cases are reported with case history, neurological findings, and results of electroencepha lography, MEG,and imaging. Interestingly, patients did not suffer from tumoral epilepsies and the epileptic focus was lateralized to the left (dominant) temporal lobe.
• CyclicCush_Cli nChallenge.pdf (application/p df Object)
• Recent advances in neuroendocrine imaging: Dynamic MRI

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