Cortisol Correlates with Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging Parameters in Middle Aged Bulgarian Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: A Pilot Study

Cortisol Correlates with Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging Parameters in Middle Aged Bulgarian Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: A Pilot Study

Background: There is a dose-dependent relationship between chronically increased cortisol levels and the number of metabolic syndrome (MetS) components. Both cortisol and MetS are linked to various brain abnormalities.

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Main Authors: Bahchevanov Karamfil M., Atanassova Penka A., Chompalov Kostadin A., Mitkov Mitko D., Milev Borislav I., Terzieva Dora D., Naydenov Valcho I., Dosheva Vesselina S., Masaldjieva Radka I., Velkova Kichka G., Sirakov Nikolai V., Kilova Kristina P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-12-01
Series:Folia Medica
Subjects:
metabolic syndrome
salivary cortisol
cortical thickness
neuroimaging
Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/folmed.2018.60.issue-4/folmed-2018-0029/folmed-2018-0029.xml?format=INT

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