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An increased number of smaller dosage treatments of radiation therapy. Radiation therapy that gives smaller doses (fractions) of radiation more often than standard radiation therapy so that the full treatment course can be given with fewer side effects. In...
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The inability of the gonads to function normally. Can be due to pituitary dysfunction or else dysfunction of the glands (ovaries and testicles).
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Intracranial pressure, harmful when increased. Intracranial pressure monitoring is done using a device placed inside the head which senses the pressure inside the brain cavity and sends data to a recording device. There are three procedures to monitor intracranial...
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Produced by the liver, formerly known as somatomedin-C, and is a marker of the amount of GH secreted over time.
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Increased intracranial pressure. See ICP (intracranial pressure)
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Interleukin-6. One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body. IL-6 is made mainly by some T lymphocyte. It causes B lymphocytes to make more antibodies and also causes fever by affecting areas of the brain that...
