17-ketosteroids and Ischemic-Attack--Transient

The indices of glucocorticoid and androgen activity in the adrenal cortex (the level of circulating eosinophils, the daily urine excretion of 17 OCS and 17 CS) and the functional reserve after an ACTH loading was studied in 2 groups of patients with disorders of cerebral circulation under 45 years of age (247 cases) and over 55 (234 cases). In the acute period of a cerebral stroke there was an increase of the glucocorticoid activity which was more definitely expressed in the younger group and a certain inhibition of the androgen function seen mainly in the older group. In transient disorders of cerebral circulation significant age difference in the functioning of the adrenal cortex was not established. In the period following a stroke the established and potential reserves of the adrenocortical glands were distinctly decreased in patients above 55 years and practically unchanged in the younger group.

Topics: 17-Hydroxycorticosteroids; 17-Ketosteroids; Acute Disease; Adrenal Cortex; Adrenal Glands; Adult; Age Factors; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Eosinophils; Humans; Ischemic Attack, Transient; Middle Aged

Topics: 17-Hydroxycorticosteroids; 17-Ketosteroids; Aged; Cerebral Hemorrhage; Female; Humans; Ischemic Attack, Transient; Male; Middle Aged

Topics: 17-Hydroxycorticosteroids; 17-Ketosteroids; Acute Disease; Adrenal Glands; Adult; Aged; Brain; Brain Stem; Cerebellum; Cerebral Hemorrhage; Female; Humans; Ischemia; Ischemic Attack, Transient; Male; Middle Aged; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; Telencephalon; Time Factors

Topics: 17-Ketosteroids; Adrenal Glands; Aged; Cerebral Hemorrhage; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Female; Humans; Ischemic Attack, Transient; Male; Middle Aged; Natriuresis; Pituitary-Adrenal Function Tests; Potassium; Sodium; Water-Electrolyte Balance