ABSTRACT
This chapter will consider only the disorders listed below. For additional disorders the reader is advised to consult appropriate specialist sources of information:
Addison ' s syndrome • Cushing ' s syndrome • diabetes mellitus • hyperparathyroidism • hyperthyroidism • hypoparathyroidism • hypopituitarism • hypothyroidism • iron-deficiency anaemia • metachromatic leukodystrophy • multiple sclerosis • neuroacanthocytosis • phaeochromocytoma • porphyria • systemic lupus erythematosus • water intoxication • Wernike – Korsakoff syndrome • Wilson ' s disease. •
For each condition the following information will be provided:
definition • psychiatric symptoms • clinical symptoms • clinical signs • laboratory investigations – basic and additional. •
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Definition A primary disorder of the adrenal gland resulting in inadequate production of adrenocorticoids.
