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-Carl Jung
PNA Spotlight: Dr. Yuval Eisenberg
This month the PNA Spotlight shines on Dr. Yuval Eisenberg. Dr. Eisenberg graduated from the Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center in 2009. He works in Chicago, IL and 2 other locations and specializes in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism and Internal Medicine. Dr. Eisenberg is affiliated with University Of Illinois Hospital Health & Science Center. He was kind enough to answer some of our questions:
• What inspired you to choose your career path?
PNA Medical Corner: The Size of Pituitary Microadenomas .
This month the PNA Medical Corner showcases a study co-authored by Drs. Edward Laws and Ursula Kaiser, both longtime members of the PNA. The study looks at the size of microadenomas over time. It concludes that two-thirds of microadenomas studied either stayed the same or shrank over time, and therefore that “less frequent pituitary MRI surveillance for patients with incidental pituitary microadenomas may be safe.”
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Featured News and Updates
News Articles March 2023
Case Study Links Mifepristone in Cushing’s Patient to Liver Damage
A study published in the Journal of Medical Case Reports looks at the experience of a woman with Cushing’s who was treated with Korylm (mifepristone) and who developed liver damage. Read more here:
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Portable MRI Scanners Proliferate
An article in the magazine “Science” looks at a new generation of portable low-field MRI scanners that make imaging more accessible throughout the world. Read more:
New Classification Scheme for Ovulatory Disorders
An article in “Focus on Reproduction” explains that the international Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) has come up with a new way to classify ovulatory disorders – adding PCOS as a category, alongside hypothalamus, pituitary and ovary. Read more:
Factors Behind Obesity
An article on Endocrine Web goes over the primary contributors to obesity, which has become a national health threat. Read more:
Cortisol and Energy Levels
An article in Fashion Journal.au explains the role the hormone cortisol plays in people’s energy levels and recommends people concerned about it see a doctor, reduce stress, eat well and get more sleep. Read more:
The Science Behind Stress
An article in epigram.org looks at the biology of stress and the hormones involved. Read more:
Events
Research Articles
March 2023 Research Articles
Pituitary Tumors
CircOMA1 modulates cabergoline resistance by downregulating ferroptosis in prolactinoma.
The clinical characteristics and gene mutations associated with thyroid hormone resistance syndrome coexisting with pituitary tumors.
AIP gene germline variants in adult Polish patients with apparently sporadic pituitary macroadenomas.
Expression and Clinical Significance of MDM2 in Non-Functioning PitNETs.
Pituitary Surgery
Prospective evaluation of multidimensional health-related quality of life after endoscopic endonasal surgery for pituitary adenomas using the endoscopic endonasal sinus and skull base surgery questionnaire
Bilateral Superficial Trigeminal Nerve Blocks are not more Effective than a Placebo in Abolishing Post-operative Headache in Pituitary Transsphenoidal Neurosurgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blinded Clinical Trial.
Cortisol and ACTH Measurements at Extubation From Pituitary Surgery Predicts Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Function.
OptImal Gamma kNife lIghTnIng sOlutioN (IGNITION) score to characterize the solution space of the Gamma Knife FIP optimizer for stereotactic radiosurgery.
Effects of Craniotomy and Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery on Bodyweight in Adult-Onset Craniopharyngioma: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.
Pituitary Cancer
Outcome and prognostic factors for pituitary carcinomas: lessons from a systematic review.
Imaging
Multiple Brain Tumor Classification with Dense CNN Architecture Using Brain MRI Images.
Evaluation of preoperative visual pathway impairment in patients with non-functioning pituitary adenoma using diffusion tensor imaging coupled with optical coherence tomography.
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