Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hemiballism is a rare hyperkinetic movement disorder characterized by involuntary, violent, coarse and wide-amplitude movements involving the ipsilateral arm and leg. Here, we aimed to present a case diagnosed as hemiballism due to non-ketotic hyperglycemia.Case Report: A 60-year-old female patient presented to the emergency department with involuntary movements in the right half of the trunk for 10 days. It was a large amplitude proximal e...

Introduction: Although ectopic ACTH syndrome (EAS) is most commonly seen in cancers with neuroendocrine differentiation, it is not a common condition in germ cell tumors. Here we report a rare case of EAS due to metastatic germ cell tumor.Case report: A 53-year-old male patient presented with fatigue, weakness, swelling in both legs and weight loss for 3 months. He had type 2 diabetes and no history of smoking or alcohol. In the physical examination, the...

Introduction: Pituitary apoplexy is a life-threatening clinical syndrome that develops as a result of bleeding or infarction in a pituitary adenoma. Here, we aimed to present a case of cabergoline-resistant macroprolactinoma who developed pituitary apoplexy.Case Report: A 40-year-old male patient presented to neurology 2 years ago with severe headache. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a 15.5×18×21 mm macroadenoma in the pituitary...