Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: We aimed to determine changes in geriatric assessment of cases with acromegaly.Methods: 26 elderly cases with acromegaly (controlled/uncontrolled: 15/11, F/M: 17/9) were included. 20 age, gender and BMI matched cases without acromegaly composed control group (CG) (F/M: 10/10). Presence of concomitant diseases and educational level were not different between the groups. Cognitive functions were evaluated with Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE), a...

Background: Thyroid diseases are commonly encountered in the population though it is unanswered for whom screening tests are useful. We aimed to see the value of TSH screening and to find out comorbidities of any thyroid diseases among these patients who were diagnosed by screening.Method: All consecutive patients (n: 796) who admitted to outpatient Clinics of Internal Medicine, between 1 and 31 January 2007 were recruited in the study. Age, gende...