Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Pituitary Insufficiency is life threatening condition, that can lead or manifest by any stressful situation (surgery, infections, intoxication and etc) Case report: A 70-year-old man diagnosed with Bladder Cancer had underwent surgery - Cystoplasty. The operation was performed without complications, but, after the intervention, the general condition of the patient sharply declined. There appeared strong general weakness, blurred consciousne...

As it is known, hypomagnesemia leads to decreased synthesis of Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and can cause PTH resistance. Chronic hypoparathyroidism itself may lead to basal ganglia calcification. We report a 58 years old male, who has suffered from convulsions for over 10 years, with a history of alcohol abuse (more than 25 units of alcohol/week). During this period there have been frequent aware convulsions, resembling to tetany, typical for hypocalcemia. Hypocalcemia and hypom...