Primary adrenal insufficiency presenting with neuropsychiatric illness
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چکیده
Adrenal insufficiency is characterized by decreased production of glucocorticoids from adrenal cortex, either due to a primary or secondary pituitary etiology. Neuropsychiatric symptoms and signs could be the first presenting only presentation are relatively less explored in patients with understood. Patients chronic psychiatric symptoms, namely depression anxiety should evaluated for association insufficiency.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2320-6012', '2320-6071']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20232447