MR Brain Spectroscopy Detects Damage In The Hippocampus Of Patients Exposed To Excess Cortisol

New research shows that patients who are "biochemically cured" of Cushing's syndrome have levels of brain metabolites which are associated with neural damage. This will have implications for treatment of Cushing's patients, but might also suggest that patients using high levels of glucocorticoid drugs may suffer similar long-term problems. The work was presented yesterday at the European Congress of Endocrinology in Copenhagen. Cushing's syndrome is an endocrine disease causing an overproduction of the stress hormone cortisol...
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