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Nelson's Syndrome and Behavioural Changes Reversed by Selective Adenomectomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Helen M. Buckler ,
Hugh Freeman ,
M. C. P. Chetty  and
D. C. Anderson
Helen M. Buckler
Affiliation:
Salford University
Hugh Freeman
Affiliation:
Salford University
M. C. P. Chetty
Affiliation:
Community Medicine
D. C. Anderson*
Affiliation:
Hope Hospital, Salford
*
∗ Hope Hospital, Salford M6 8HD
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Abstract

A man with Nelson's syndrome developed severe associated behavioural and psychiatric problems, which completely resolved following selective resection of his pituitary tumour. It is postulated that ACTH, β-endorphin, or related peptides may have caused these problems.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 152 , Issue 3 , March 1988 , pp. 412 - 414
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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