Cushing's syndrome in children and adolescents: Presentation, Diagnosis, and Therapy

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 331, Issue 10, 1994, Pages 629-636

  Magiakou, Maria Alexandra ^a   Mastorakos, George ^a   Oldfield, Edward H ^b   Gomez, M Teresa ^a   Doppman, John L ^c   Cutler, Gordon B ^a   Nieman, Lynnette K ^a   Chrousos, George P ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE AGE; CHILD; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PETROUS BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PETROSAL SINUS SAMPLING; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0028049663     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199409083311002     Document Type: Article

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