Peripheral nervous system assessment in acromegaly patients under somatostatin analogue therapy

Alibas, H.; Yavuz, DİLEK; Koytak, PINAR; Uygur, M.; Tanridag, TÜLİN; Uluc, KAYIHAN

doi:10.1007/s40618-016-0522-9

Peripheral nervous system assessment in acromegaly patients under somatostatin analogue therapy

Alibas H., Yavuz D. G. , Koytak P. , Uygur M., Tanridag T. , Uluc K.

JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, vol.40, no.1, pp.33-40, 2017 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 40 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.1007/s40618-016-0522-9
Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION
Page Numbers: pp.33-40

Abstract

Purpose Acromegaly is known to affect peripheral nervous system (PNS) causing carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and polyneuropathy. The frequency of these disorders and the evaluation methods vary among studies. In the present study, we aimed to examine PNS of acromegaly patients under somatostatin analogue (SSA) therapy.