Cushing's Syndrome, Cortisol, and Cognitive Competency: A Case Report

Glucocorticoids are associated with immunosuppression and neuropsychiatric complications. We describe the case of a carcinoid patient with Cushing's syndrome (CS) and neurocognitive impairment due to ectopic ACTH production who developed sepsis and died because of his family's decision to...

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Autores principales: Oronsky, Neil, Thilagar, Bennett, Ray, Carolyn M., Caroen, Scott, Lybeck, Michelle M.C., Ferry, Lindsey, Voves, Ronald A., Oronsky, Bryan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5422746/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28512418
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000470833
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author Oronsky, Neil
Thilagar, Bennett
Ray, Carolyn M.
Caroen, Scott
Lybeck, Michelle M.C.
Ferry, Lindsey
Voves, Ronald A.
Oronsky, Bryan
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description Glucocorticoids are associated with immunosuppression and neuropsychiatric complications. We describe the case of a carcinoid patient with Cushing's syndrome (CS) and neurocognitive impairment due to ectopic ACTH production who developed sepsis and died because of his family's decision to withdraw antibiotic treatment. This report is presented to illustrate the importance of advanced-care planning in patients with CS.
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spelling pubmed-54227462017-05-16 Cushing's Syndrome, Cortisol, and Cognitive Competency: A Case Report Oronsky, Neil Thilagar, Bennett Ray, Carolyn M. Caroen, Scott Lybeck, Michelle M.C. Ferry, Lindsey Voves, Ronald A. Oronsky, Bryan Case Rep Oncol Case Report Glucocorticoids are associated with immunosuppression and neuropsychiatric complications. We describe the case of a carcinoid patient with Cushing's syndrome (CS) and neurocognitive impairment due to ectopic ACTH production who developed sepsis and died because of his family's decision to withdraw antibiotic treatment. This report is presented to illustrate the importance of advanced-care planning in patients with CS. S. Karger AG 2017-04-06 /pmc/articles/PMC5422746/ /pubmed/28512418 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000470833 Text en Copyright © 2017 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Cushing's Syndrome, Cortisol, and Cognitive Competency: A Case Report
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