Health and Medical Guide to Functions and Dysfunctions of the Brain and Nervous System Pituitary Disorders Health information topics about Pituitary Disorders: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Atlas of the Body: The Endocrine System American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZW5TZ46JC&sub_... Children 1. Panhypopituitarism MAGIC Foundation http://www.magicfoundation.org/www/docs/110/panhypopituitarism_tumors.html 2. Pituitary Tumors in Children National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/pit.htm Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Pituitary Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D010900&recruiting... Coping 1. Pituitary: Lifestyle Issues and Prevention Hormone Foundation http://www.hormone.org/learn/pituitary_4.html Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. MR Imaging (MRI): Head American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/mr_of_the_head.htm 2. How Are Pituitary Tumors Diagnosed? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_3x_how_are_pituitary_tumo... 3. Growth Hormone American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/growth_hormone/test.ht... 4. FSH (Follicle-Stimulating Hormone) Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/fsh/test.html 5. CRH Stimulation Test National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/crh.pdf 6. Clonidine Stimulation Test National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/clonidine.pdf 7. Aldosterone and Renin American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/aldosterone/test.html 8. ACTH (Adrenocorticotropic Hormone) Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/acth/test.html 9. LH (Luteinizing Hormone) Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/lh/test.html Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Glossary Pituitary Network Association http://www.pituitary.org/glossary/ Directories 1. AACE Physician Finder American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists http://www.aace.com/memsearch.php 2. Organizations for Endocrine and Metabolic Disease National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/pubs/endorg/endorg.htm 3. Find an Endocrinologist Hormone Foundation http://www.hormone.org/resources/specialist.php3 Genetics 1. Do We Know What Causes Pituitary Tumors? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_2x_do_we_know_what_causes... National Institutes of Health 1. Pituitary Tumors (PDQ): Treatment National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/pituitary/patient/ 2. Pituitary Tumors National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/pituitary_tumors/pituitary_tumors.htm Organizations 1. Pituitary Network Association http://www.pituitary.org/ 2. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ 3. National Institute of Child Health and Human Devel http://www.nichd.nih.gov/ 4. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. Pituitary FAQs Pituitary Network Association http://www.pituitary.org/faq/ Specific Conditions 1. Empty Sella Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/emptysella/emptysella.htm 2. Acromegaly National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/pubs/acro/acro.htm 3. Acromegaly (Somatotroph Adenomas) UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=endo_hor/4528 4. Adult Growth Hormone (GH) Deficiency Pituitary Network Association http://www.pituitary.org/disorders/gh_deficiency.aspx 5. Diabetes Insipidus National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/insipidus/index.htm 6. Lactotroph Adenomas (Prolactinomas) UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=endo_hor/8753 7. Galactorrhea Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00730 8. Gigantism Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00575 9. What Is an Endocrinologist? Hormone Foundation http://www.hormone.org/publications/what_is_endocr.html 10. Hypopituitarism Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00479 11. Prolactinoma National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/pubs/prolact/prolact.htm 12. Rathkes Cysts Pituitary Network Association http://www.pituitary.org/disorders/rathkes_cleft_cysts.aspx Statistics 1. What Are the Key Statistics about Pituitary Tumors American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_are_the_key_stati... Treatment 1. Gamma-Knife Radiosurgery: Neurosurgery without a S Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00736 2. Most Frequently Asked Questions When Beginning Gro MAGIC Foundation http://magic.truepresence.com/www/docs/151/growth_hormone_faq.html 3. Pituitary: Treatment Options Hormone Foundation http://www.hormone.org/learn/pituitary_3.html 4. 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