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Empty sella syndrome

Index Empty sella syndrome

Empty sella syndrome (abbreviated ESS) is where the pituitary gland shrinks or becomes flattened, filling the sella turcica with cerebrospinal fluid on imaging instead of the normal pituitary. [1]

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Arachnoid cyst

Arachnoid cysts are cerebrospinal fluid covered by arachnoidal cells and collagenAriai S, Koerbel A, Bornemann A, Morgala M, Tatagiba M. "Cerebellopontine angle arachnoid cyst harbouring ectopic neuroglia", Pediatr Neurosurg. 2005 Jul-Aug;41(4):220-3.

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Hypopituitarism

Hypopituitarism is the decreased (hypo) secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain.

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Hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism, also called underactive thyroid or low thyroid, is a disorder of the endocrine system in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone.

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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a condition characterized by increased intracranial pressure (pressure around the brain) without a detectable cause.

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List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders

This is a list of acronyms and initials related to diseases (infectious or non-infectious) and medical disorders.

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List of diseases (E)

This is a list of diseases starting with the letter "E".

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List of MeSH codes (C10)

The following is a list of the "C" codes for MeSH.

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List of MeSH codes (C19)

The following is a list of the "C" codes for MeSH.

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List of neurological conditions and disorders

This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome).

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List of syndromes

This is an alphabetically-sorted list of medical syndromes.

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Sella turcica

The sella turcica (Latin for Turkish seat) is a saddle-shaped depression in the body of the sphenoid bone of the human skull and of the skulls of other hominids including chimpanzees, orangutans, and gorillas.

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Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak

A spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak (SCSFL) is a medical condition in which the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) surrounding the human brain and spinal cord leaks out of the surrounding protective dural sac for no apparent reason.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empty_sella_syndrome

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