Female newborns of cortisone-injected CD1 strain of mice were mated to siblings, were then injected during pregnancy with 5 mg of cortisone on either the 11th or the 12th day of gestation and were killed 1 day after d...
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Female newborns of cortisone-injected CD1 strain of mice were mated to siblings, were then injected during pregnancy with 5 mg of cortisone on either the 11th or the 12th day of gestation and were killed 1 day after delivery. The incidence of induced cleft palate was as high as the incidence of cortisone-induced cleft palate previously reported for this strain.
Studies the detrimental influence of acute cortisone administration on the retrieval of long-term declarative memory in humans. Administration of placebo and cortisone to healthy male and female humans; Similarity of ...
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Studies the detrimental influence of acute cortisone administration on the retrieval of long-term declarative memory in humans. Administration of placebo and cortisone to healthy male and female humans; Similarity of cortisol levels after the pharmacological treatment with that induced by major psychological stress; Indication that cortisone impairs free recall of verbal material.
Cushing's syndrome is frequently associated with osteoporosis. Therefore, the incidence of osteoporotic spine fractures is significant. They are a rare cause of paraplegic syndromes. Additionally, epidural lipomat...
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Cushing's syndrome is frequently associated with osteoporosis. Therefore, the incidence of osteoporotic spine fractures is significant. They are a rare cause of paraplegic syndromes. Additionally, epidural lipomatosis may occur in those patients. The combination of both fracture and lipomatosis may cause neurological deficit. A case of a young patient suffering from drug-induced Cushing's syndrome is reported. She developed progressive paraplegia, Radiographs demonstrated kyphosis of the thoracic spine from T7 to T9 and pathologic fractures. Urgent operation was planned to stabilize and decompress the spinal cord in the area of the kyphosis. Fortunately, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was conducted first. It confirmed pathologic fractures of T7-9 but also showed massive epidural fat extending from the level of T1 to T9. As suspected, laminectomy alone in the area of the fracture proved to be insufficient, as shown by myelography during operation. For treatment of paraplegia in this case of symptomatic epidural lipomatosis, an expanded laminectomy was necessary to remove all the epidural fat. Having undergone this procedure, the patient is now recovering from paraplegia. Our experience suggests that care should be taken before operative treatment of patients with pathological fractures in combination with Cushing's syndrome. In addition to vertebral fractures, epidural lipomatosis has to be taken into consideration. Those patients with neurological deficits have to be treated by an extensive laminectomy.
This paper describes seven chromosomal and gonadal females with the adrenogenital syndrome who were born with a penis as a result of extreme fetal androgenization. Four of them were reared as girls and differentiated...
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This paper describes seven chromosomal and gonadal females with the adrenogenital syndrome who were born with a penis as a result of extreme fetal androgenization. Four of them were reared as girls and differentiated a female gender identity with tomboyism. The other three were reared as boys, differentiated a male gender identity, and performed sexually as men with women partners. Even though these men are by no means homosexual in the everyday meaning of the term, the sexual relation is homosexual on the criteria of chromosomal and gonadal sex. The prenatal hormonal environment as well as the social experience of the rearing have thus demonstrated a formula for creating the perfect female homosexual.
To prevent tendons from postoperative proliferation and adhesion to surrounding structures is still a main problem in handsurgery. In addition to numerous modifications of atraumatic handsurgical techniques which have...
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Background: The treatment of diseases of the upper and lower respiratory tracts can't be imagined without corticoids, applied systemically of locally. In specialist literature one can find indications of a certain...
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Background: The treatment of diseases of the upper and lower respiratory tracts can't be imagined without corticoids, applied systemically of locally. In specialist literature one can find indications of a certain reservation towards this kind of medication on the part of many patients. Sometimes, this reservation is so strong that it can be referred to as a regular fear of cortison. Bad compliance and with it, frequently, a deterioration of the symptoms, are inevitable consequences. The aim of the study was to find out how distinct the fear of cortison is with patients in pneumological rehabilitation and wether there are any relations with other spheres of attitude. Method: Patients with COPD and asthma with inhalative and/or systemic corticoid medication received an extensive questionnaire during their rehabilitation as in-patients for four weeks. 102 questionnaires were evaluated. Results: The statements of the patients indicated high compliance regarding corticoid medication. As to the fear of such preparation, only 5/102 (4.9%) of those questioned produced results which suggest strong fear of cortison. Fear of cortison is, among other things, slightly related to general psychic stress and a general negative attitude towards medicine. There is a negative correlation between compliance at the taking of medicine and fear of cortison. Conclusions: Contrary to statements in specialist literature of wide-spread reservations and fear towards cortison, we have found out that these play only a minor part, at least with the mostly elderly clientele of pneumological rehabilitation. Different explanations are discussed.
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