Victoria will undergo brain surgery on Jan. 17 in Houston, but her problems won’t go away with just one operation.

The goal of the treatment of Cushing's syndrome is rapid normalization of the negative metabolic effects and biochemical abnormalities associated with the disorder. Treatment is ultimately ...

Cushing's syndrome is a debilitating endocrine disorder which results from hypercortisolemia. While endogenous Cushing's syndrome can be caused by an adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)-dependent ...

The baby improved and survived. Three months postpartum, she was evaluated for osteoporosis after sustaining a fracture from a fall. Cushingoid facies, elevated 24-h UFC, suppressed ACTH and a right ...

Distinguishing PCS from Cushing syndrome (CS), including ectopic ACTH secretion (EAS), can be difficult due ... Due to the possibility of a pituitary tumor, an MRI was performed, showing no lesions in ...

Pasireotide is an effective treatment for both Cushing’s disease (CD) and acromegaly due to its ability to suppress adrenocorticotropic hormone and growth hormone, and to normalize insulin-like growth ...

In addition to background information about Cushing syndrome, its symptoms and how a blood test can help spot the condition, the site offers an “excess cortisol checklist” and a provider ...

Globally, approximately 139 million people are expected to have Alzheimer's disease (AD) by 2050. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an important tool for identifying changes in brain structure ...

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Design Multicentre evaluation of three patient groups. Settings Disease-specific symptoms were reviewed among referred patients in a tertiary referral hospital in Finland and in members of a Finnish ...

Credit: Indypendenz / Shutterstock. US-based biotechnology company Corcept Therapeutics has reported positive long-term outcomes from its Phase III study of relacorilant, a treatment for individuals ...