Adrenal insufficiency secondary to glucocorticoid withdrawal in patients with brain tumor

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 508-510

  Da Silva, Arnaldo Neves ^a   Schiff, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Brain tumor; Cosyntropin test; Glucocorticoid withdrawal; Hydrocortisone

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; SYMPTOM; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CAUSALITY; COSYNTROPIN; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 34147113934     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2006.07.018     Document Type: Article

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