On Clinical Neuroendocrinology
Authors: DOROTHY T. KRIEGER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1971)

Letters and Comments1 April 1971On Clinical NeuroendocrinologyDOROTHY T. KRIEGER, M.D.DOROTHY T. KRIEGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-74-4-640_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The UCLA Interdepartmental Conference on trends in clinical neuroendocrinology (Ann Intern Med, November 1970) was of great interest to me, particularly with regard to the endocrine investigation of such patients. Many of the endocrine tests suggested in the conference report, especially those employing administration or measurement of releasing factors, are currently available, if at all, on a very limited basis, as noted in the footnotes to Table 2. Furthermore, it is important to stress that hypothalamic disease may be associated with some abnormalities in laboratory indices of endocrine function without any clinical evidence of endocrinopathy being present....References1. BAUER H: Endocrine and metabolic conditions related to pathology in the hypothalamus: a review. J Nerv Ment Dis 128:323, 1959 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. RABKINFRANTZ MA: Hypopituitarism: a study of growth hormone and other endocrine functions. Ann Intern Med 64:1197-1207, 1966 LinkGoogle Scholar3. KRIEGERKRIEGER DH: Circadian variation of the plasma 17-hydroxycorticosteroids in central nervous system disease. J Clin Endocr 26:929-940, 1966 CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. KRIEGERGLICKSILVERBERG DSA: A comparative study of endocrine tests in hypothalamic disease. Circadian periodicity of plasma 11-OHCS levels, plasma 11-OHCS and growth hormone response to insulin hypoglycemia and metyrapone responsiveness. J Clin Endocr 28:1589-1598, 1968 CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. OPPENHEIMERFISHERJAILER JLJ: Disturbance of the pituitary-adrenal interrelationship in diseases of the central nervous system. J Clin Endocr 21:1023-1036, 1961 CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. HOKFELTLUFT BR: The effect of suprasellar tumours on the regulation of adrenocortical function. Acta Endocr (Kobenhavn) 32:177-186, 1959 MedlineGoogle Scholar7. DREWERYSANFORDLUBY SJJ: Pathophysiology of St. Louis encephalitis. II. Pituitary-adrenal function. Ann Intern Med 71:691-702, 1969 LinkGoogle Scholar8. KRIEGERSIROTALIEBERMAN DDT: Cryohypophysectomy for diabetic retinopathy. Ann Intern Med 72:309-316, 1970 LinkGoogle Scholar1. HEUSERBATZDORFBENTSON GUJ: Trends in clinical neuroendocrinology. Ann Intern Med 73:783-807, 1970 LinkGoogle Scholar2. BROWN W: A case of pluriglandular syndrome. Lancet 2:1022, 1928 CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. DUGUIDKENNEDY JA: Oat cell tumors of mediastinal glands. J Path Bact 33:93, 1930 CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. ALLIOTSKELTON NM: Increased adrenocortical activity associated with malignant disease Lancet 2:278, 1960 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. CAMERONDOIG SA: Cerebellar tumors presenting with clinical features of phaeochromocytoma. Lancet 1:492-494, 1970 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Mount Sinai School of Medicine City University of New York New York, N.Y. 10029 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 April 1971Volume 74, Issue 4Page: 640-641KeywordsNeuroendocrinologyResearch laboratories Issue Published: 1 April 1971 PDF DownloadLoading ...