Hypothalamus–Pituitary Pathology

Hypothalamus-Pituitary Pathology | Internal Medicine

How it begins

Neuroendocrinología clínica: organización axial, fisiopatología de los tumores hipofisarios, síndromes de hiper- e hipofunción, y estrategias diagnóstico-terapéuticas actuales.

What it covers

1. Hypothalamus Pituitary
2. Anatomy, Organization and Vascularization
3. · 1.1 · Hypothalamus: nuclear organization
4. · 1.2 · Pituitary gland: anatomy and cytology
5. · 1.3 · Hypothalamic-pituitary portal system
6. · 1.4 · Anatomical relationships with clinical relevance
7. Neuroendocrine Axes
8. · 2.1 · Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis
9. · 2.2 · Hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HHT) axis
10. · 2.3 · Hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis (HHG)
11. · 2.4 · Somatotropic axis (GH-IGF-1)
12. · 2.5 · Prolactin regulation (outside the classic axial scheme)
13. Adenohypophyseal hormones
14. · 3.1 · GH (growth hormone / somatotropin)
15. · 3.2 · ACTH (corticotropin)
16. · 3.3 · TSH (thyrotropin)
17. · 3.4 · LH and FSH (gonadotropins)
18. · 3.5 · Prolactin (PRL)
19. Neurohypophysis: ADH and Oxytocin
20. · 4.1 · ADH (antidiuretic hormone / vasopressin / AVP)
21. · 4.2 · Oxytocin
22. Acromegaly and Gigantism
23. · 5.1 · Causes
24. · 5.2 · Pathophysiology
25. · 5.3 · Clinical manifestations
26. · 5.4 · Biochemical diagnosis
27. · 5.5 · Treatment
28. Hyperprolactinemia
29. · 6.1 · Etiology: causes according to PRL level
30. · 6.2 · Clinical manifestations
31. · 6.3 · Diagnosis
32. · 6.4 · Treatment of prolactinoma
33. Cushing's Syndrome (Cushing's Disease)
34. · 7.1 · Etiological classification of endogenous CS
35. · 7.2 · Clinical manifestations of CS
36. · 7.3 · CS diagnostic algorithm
37. · 7.4 · Inferior petrosal sinus catheterization (ICSPI)
38. · 7.5 · Treatment of Cushing's Disease
39. TSH-oma and Rare Adenomas
40. · 8.1 · TSH-oma (thyrotropinoma)
41. · 8.2 · Gonadotropinomas (gonadotropic adenomas)
42. · 8.3 · Null adenomas / Pituitary oncocytomas
43. Hypopituitarism
44. · 9.1 · Etiology
45. · 9.2 · Order of hormonal loss in expansive lesions
46. · 9.3 · Sheehan syndrome
47. · 9.4 · Pituitary apoplexy
48. · 9.5 · Substitution treatment for hypopituitarism
49. Diabetes Insipidus
50. · 10.1 · Classification and etiology
51. · 10.2 · Differential diagnosis: water deprivation test
52. · 10.3 · Treatment
53. Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH Secretion (SIADH)
54. · 11.1 · Etiology of SIADH
55. · 11.2 · Clinical manifestations
56. · 11.3 · Treatment of SIADH
57. Pituitary Tumors
58. · 12.1 · General classification of pituitary adenomas
59. · 12.2 · Pituitary incidentaloma
60. · 12.3 · Craniopharyngioma
61. · 12.4 · Other tumors of the sellar region
62. Hypothalamic Pathology
63. · 13.1 · Hypothalamic dysfunction syndromes
64. · 13.2 · Infiltrative and inflammatory diseases of the hypothalamus
65. Diagnosis by Imaging, Surgical Treatment and Follow-up
66. · 14.1 · Pituitary MRI: the central diagnostic tool
67. · 14.2 · Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery
68. · 14.3 · Triphasic pattern of postoperative DI
69. · 14.4 · Post-treatment follow-up of pituitary adenomas
70. · 14.5 · Summary of key points