Art of Neuroendocrinology: A Case-Based Approach to Medical Decision-Making

This is not your standard textbook of pituitary endocrinology. This comprehensive collection of works presents unique, interesting, and often challenging patient cases. These reports illustrate the complexities of medical decision-making, incorporating evidence-based medicine and the practice of the art of medicine, in the evaluation and management of patients with various pituitary disorders. Experts in the field present their illustrative case studies, a related state-of-the-art review of the literature on one or more relevant topics, discuss the diagnostic and/or therapeutic dilemmas, share their thought processes to reflect their medical decision-making, and review the outcomes of the decisions in their patients. The purpose of this textbook is to bring together the art of the practice of neuroendocrinology, evidence-based medicine, pertinent clinical guidelines, and everyday problem-solving skills that we employ in the surgical/non-surgical evaluation and management of patients. While oriented towards healthcare professionals, this text will also be useful to patients and their families.