Also known as hypercortisolism, Cushings syndrome is a hormonal disorder caused by prolonged exposure of the bodys tissues to high levels of the hormone cortisol. This uncommon disease requires considerable expertise for optimum management. This issue covers the full spectrum of this disease, including basic principles, features of Cushings syndrome, and diagnosis and treatment.
1. Screening and Diagnosis of Cushings Syndrome (Findling and Raff) 2. History of Cushings Syndrome and Harvey Cushing (Aron) 3. The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis (Including POMC and Feedback) (Jacobson) 4. Glucocorticoid Action, GR/MR, 11BOHSD, Steroidogenesis (Stewart) 5. Glucocorticoid Sensitivity/Resistance Syndromes (Malchoff) 6. The Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Risk in Cushings Syndrome (Colao, Pivonello and Faggiano) 7. Osteoporosis in Cushings Syndrome (Shaker) 8. Differential Diagnosis and Imaging in Cushings Syndrome (Nieman) 9. Subclinical Cushings Syndrome in Adrenal Incidentalomas (Terzolo) 10. Macronodular Adrenal Cushings Syndrome - Carney Complex - - I Bourdeau and A (Lacroix and Bourdeau) 11. Cognitive Function and Cerebral Assessment in Patients with Cushings Syndrome (Neuropsychology) (Lacroix, Bourdeau, Bard, Boulanger and Cohen) 12. Pituitary Surgery and Post-Operative Management (Biller, Swearingen and Utz) 13. Pituitary Radiotherapy (Vance) 14. Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy (Young) 15. Exogenous Cushings Syndrome and Glucocorticoid Withdrawal (Including Oral, Parenteral, Inhaled, Nasal, Dermal) (Leinung)
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