Loss of brain volume in endogenous Cushing's syndrome and its reversibility after correction of hypercortisolism

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1949-1954

  Bourdeau, Isabelle ^a   Bard, Céline ^a   Noël, Bernard ^a   Leclerc, Isabelle ^a   Cordeau, Marie Pierre ^a   Bélair, Manon ^a   Lesage, Jacques ^a   Lafontaine, Lucie ^a   Lacroix, André ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; BRAIN; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

TURCICA;

EID: 0036096476     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.87.5.1949     Document Type: Article

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