Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Different forms of brain damages in endocrine disease are relatively common. Recently the Hashimoto encephalopathy is more frequent recognised and successfully treated. The diagnosis criteria and treatment options however are still under discussion. On the other hand in neurology are described new pathologic entities, which can occurred also by endocrine patients.Case: In September 2009 by the 66 years old women with type 2 diabetes and met...

Introduction: Although pheochromocytoma with fatal myocardial infarction has been described over 50 years ago, diagnostics focused on catecholamine secretion is not a routine procedure post myocardial infarction.Case report: A 49-year-old man, previously healthy, was admitted to the hospital in June 2003, with severe pulmonary oedema. Myocardial infarction was diagnosed on the basis of an increase in markers of myocardial necrosis. There was also found a...