Do glucocorticoids cause spinal epidural lipomatosis? When endocrinology and spinal surgery meet

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 86-90

  Koch, Christian A ^a   Doppman, John L ^b   Patronas, Nicholas J ^b   Nieman, Lynnette K ^a   Chrousos, George P ^a  

^a Adolescent   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; LIPOMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE SURGERY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EPIDURAL SPACE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LIPOMATOSIS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 0034022353     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-2760(00)00236-8     Document Type: Review

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