Endocrine Abstracts

We present this 62-year-old man with a background of Marfan’s Syndrome, aortic valve replacement, atrial fibrillation and asthma who presented with increasingly severe episodic hypoglycaemia over a period of 22 years. Of note he was not diabetic and was not on any hypoglycaemia-inducing medications. Extensive investigations included the following: 72 hr fast, 5 hr OGTT, continuous glucose monitoring, basic biochemistry, hormone profiles (GH, LH...

We present this 62-year-old man with a background of Marfan’s Syndrome, aortic valve replacement, atrial fibrillation and asthma who presented with increasingly severe episodic hypoglycaemia over a period of 22 years. Of note he was not diabetic and was not on any hypoglycaemia-inducing medications. Extensive investigations included the following: 72 hr fast, 5 hr OGTT, continuous glucose monitoring, basic biochemistry, hormone profiles (GH, LH...

Background: SAH is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Survivors report long term psychological distress, sleep disturbance, libido changes and fatigue. Previous studies describe an increased incidence of hypopituitarism.Hypothesis: Evaluation of psychological symptoms and clinical and radiological features of SAH could predict the incidence of hypopituitarism.Patients and Methods: 102 post-interventional SAH survivors ...