Although in clinical use for more than 40 years in the field of neurooncology, steroids remain
a central and essential part in the treatment of brain tumor patients. Along with improved …

Because of the lack of curative approaches for most patients with malignant brain tumors,
supportive therapy, which aims at maintaining quality of life and functional independence …

Transplantation of functional adrenal cortex cells could reduce morbidity and increase the
quality of life of patients with adrenal insufficiency. Our aim was to determine whether …

Patients with brain and spine tumors represent a distinct population with unique needs. We
provide a practical review of neurologic care in this group with an emphasis on familiarizing …

Circadian secretion of steroid hormones by the adrenal cortex is required to maintain whole
body homeostasis and to adequately respond to or anticipate environmental changes. The …

Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is a disease characterized by a deficient production or action of
glucocorticoids, with or without deficiency in mineralcorticoids and/or adrenal androgens. It …

La insuficiencia suprarrenal (IA) es un trastorno que se caracteriza por un déficit de
glucocorticoides, al que se asocia en ocasiones un déficit de mineralocorticoides y/o …

Objectives Transfusion dependency is known to cause endocrinopathies in patients with
thalassaemia such as adrenal insufficiency, because transfusion‐related iron overload is …

Corticosteroids have been in use for decades and are one of the most prescribed drugs in
all specialties of medicine. Jerome Posner, in his classic textbook “Neurological …

La Insuficiencia Adrenal (IA) es una patología ocasionada por la disminución en la
secreción de hormonas esteroideas por parte de la corteza adrenal, caracterizada por el …