Endocrine Abstracts

Somatostatin may act as a neurotransmitter in the neural network. It`s associated with a possible long-term effect on calcium channels and, as a result, on the membrane potential of the cell. Bradycardia due to somatostatin analogues’ use could be a clinical demonstration of such effect. We would like to present a clinical case of a female patient with acromegaly and possible positive effect of octreotide treatment on concomitant epilepsy. From 2000 (age 40) a woman...