Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Ischemic stroke is a major complication of diabetes mellitus. This survey was design to detect asymptomatic intracranial stenosis and determine it’s risk factors in diabetic patients older than 50 years with hypertension by transcranial doppler sonography (TCD).Methods: Between June 2003 and December 2004 all diabetic patients older than 50 years with hypertension and no previous history of cerebrovascular problems, were selected. After ...

Background: Disturbance of thyroid hormones metabolism and morphology is common in ESRD (end stage renal disease) but there are discrepancies between data after transplantation. The aim of this study was assessment of the thyroid function and morphology after renal transplantation surgery.Material and method: All recipient patients, without previous history of thyroid disorders, were enrolled. Serum level of creatinine, total T3 and T4 (TT3, TT4), resin ...