Prevalence of Adrenal Insufficiency and Glucocorticoid Use in Pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome

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Title Prevalence of Adrenal Insufficiency and Glucocorticoid Use in Pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome
Creator Alfonso Hoyos-Martinez, MD; Vincent E. Horne, MD; Alexis C. Wood, PhD; Veeral Shah, MD, PhD
Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology (AH-M, VEH), Baylor College of Medicine j Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas; USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center (ACW), Houston, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology (VS), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (VS), Abrahamson Pediatric Eye Institute/Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Cincinnati, Ohio; and Department of Ophthalmology (VS), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Abstract The pathophysiology underlying pseudotumor cerebri syndrome (PTCS) is complex and not well under- stood. There are clear differences between PTCS in adults and pediatrics. Few and isolated case reports have suggested that adrenal function may be involved, yet no large cohort study has examined this relationship.
Subject PTCS; Pediatrics; Adrenals
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Date 2021-12
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Publication Type Journal Article
Source Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, December 2021, Volume 41, Issue 4
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zf9zyr
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