Endocrine Abstracts

Context: In untreated acromegalic patients, decreased cognitive functioning is reported to be associated with the degree of GH and IGF1 excess. Whether previous GH excess or current medical treatment for acromegaly specifically affects cognition remains unclear.Objective: To compare cognitive functioning in patients who are treated for acromegaly and non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFA). In addition, we assessed the influence of prolonged medical tre...