Hypopituitarism Archives - Endocrinology Advisor

AACE 2021

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury May Be Associated With Growth Hormone, Pituitary Deficiencies

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Endocrinology Advisor Contributing Writer

June 3, 2021

Researchers discussed challenges and preventive strategies for clinicians to detect and manage patients with mild TBI-induced growth hormone deficiency.

General Endocrinology

Diagnosis and Management of Pituitary Incidentaloma

By

Amit Akirov, MD

June 15, 2020

Patient evaluation, follow-up testing, and treatment differ based on lesion size and presence of hormone abnormalities with pituitary incidentalomas.

General Endocrinology

Manifestations, Diagnosis, Management, and Outcomes of Pituitary Metastases

By

Amit Akirov, MD

April 8, 2020

In the era of increasing survival of cancer patients, there are also changes in the presentation and outcomes of patients with pituitary metastasis.

Androgen and Reproductive Disorders, News

History of Concussion Symptoms Linked to Low Testosterone Levels

September 4, 2019

There is an association between the number of concussion symptoms at the time of injury and the odds of reporting indicators of low testosterone level and erectile dysfunction among former football players.

Adrenal

Recovery of HPA Axis Can Occur Late After Transsphenoidal Adenomectomy

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Amit Akirov, MD

July 12, 2019

Clinicians should periodically assess patients after transsphenoidal adenomectomy given that recovery of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis can occur as late as 12 months postsurgery.

General Endocrinology

Case Study: Headaches During Immunotherapy Treatment for Malignant Melanoma

April 19, 2019

A 56-year-old man with a history of melanoma and a recent diagnosis of hypothyroidism was referred to the emergency department after complaints of significant fatigue and headache.