High prevalence of metabolic syndrome features in patients previously treated for nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma.

High prevalence of metabolic syndrome features in patients previously treated for nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma.

<h4>Objective</h4>Patients treated for nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma (NFMA) with suprasellar extension show disturbed sleep characteristics, possibly related to hypothalamic dysfunction. In addition to hypopituitarism, both structural hypothalamic damage and sleep restriction per...

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Main Authors: Sjoerd D Joustra, Kim M J A Claessen, Olaf M Dekkers, André P van Beek, Bruce H R Wolffenbuttel, Alberto M Pereira, Nienke R Biermasz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24608862/pdf/?tool=EBI

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