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Also, see Webcasts from NIH Pituitary Symposium and Endo 2004.


Cortisol

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Cushing's

Baby Alison


Exercise with Cushing's Disease video (Powerful Illustration of Exercising While Handicapped)


Pituitary Cushings: Barbara on local TV


Pituitary Cushings: Kate and Dr. Ted Friedman on National Geographic TV were featured on the National Geographic channel. The show, called the Science of Obesity, has a segment on Cushing's syndrome.

Today, 127 million adult Americans are considered overweight, but few reach the extreme proportions of the exceptionally obese. What are the physical stresses of weighing more than 500 pounds and what steps can reverse it? NGC provides an understanding of what happens inside the bodies of these massive people & why a person can pack on hundreds more pounds than those with typical weight challenges. The show explores the genetics behind weight gain & medical advances available to help prevent it.

I hope that all of you can watch this. Please consider contacting your local media about doing your story! There is still much work to do to increase Cushing's awareness.

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Discuss this TV show.

More about Dr Ted Friedman


Pituitary Cushing's: Sharmyn (sharm on the boards) was featured on the Montel Show.

In 1993 at the age of 31, Sharmyn went from a socially acceptable dress size two and full of life to an obese size 22 and barely able to function in just one year. Despite the years of dedication to maintain a shapely muscular body, she suddenly had no control over the rapid weight gain. Her hours of personal fitness training and a healthy diet did nothing to stop the pounds from piling on. Sharmyn gained as much as eleven pounds in four days, 85 pounds in six months and 100 pounds in a year. Soon the weight gain was the least of her health problems; her hair fell out by the handfuls, her stomach stuck out like she was pregnant with twins, emotionally she felt like a misfit, and much more.

For seven horrific years Sharmyn searched the medical community for help, but over and over doctors told her there was nothing medically wrong with her...nothing some good old dieting and exercise couldn’t fix.

In spite of the many years of challenges within our healthcare system, Sharmyn ultimately diagnosed herself via the Internet and was fortunate to find a team of experts at UCLA Medical Center who confirmed her diagnosis. On April 14, 2000 Dr. Daniel Kelly, a world-renowned pituitary neurosurgeon—her angel - successfully removed the tumor and literally gave Sharmyn her life back.

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Pituitary Cushing's - interview with Sharmyn (sharm on the boards)


Cushing's disease-Pituitary Gland

Sharmyn McGraw searched for answers for seven years for whatever it was that was killing her; finally she diagnosed herself via the Internet with Cushing's disease, caused by a pituitary brain tumor.

More about Sharmyn


Endocrine System

The Endocrine System


HPA Axis

Click for HPA Axis video


Pituitary

Pituitary Brain Tumors - A Neurosurgeons Perspective

Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery & Neuroresearch - Dr. Gail Rosseau, neurosurgeon at the Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago, provides an educational insight on pituitary tumors - the conditions and treatments for certain cases...

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Pituitary Cushing's: Sharmyn (sharm on the boards) was featured on the Montel Show.

In 1993 at the age of 31, Sharmyn went from a socially acceptable dress size two and full of life to an obese size 22 and barely able to function in just one year. Despite the years of dedication to maintain a shapely muscular body, she suddenly had no control over the rapid weight gain. Her hours of personal fitness training and a healthy diet did nothing to stop the pounds from piling on. Sharmyn gained as much as eleven pounds in four days, 85 pounds in six months and 100 pounds in a year. Soon the weight gain was the least of her health problems; her hair fell out by the handfuls, her stomach stuck out like she was pregnant with twins, emotionally she felt like a misfit, and much more.

For seven horrific years Sharmyn searched the medical community for help, but over and over doctors told her there was nothing medically wrong with her...nothing some good old dieting and exercise couldn’t fix.

In spite of the many years of challenges within our healthcare system, Sharmyn ultimately diagnosed herself via the Internet and was fortunate to find a team of experts at UCLA Medical Center who confirmed her diagnosis. On April 14, 2000 Dr. Daniel Kelly, a world-renowned pituitary neurosurgeon—her angel - successfully removed the tumor and literally gave Sharmyn her life back.

Discuss this TV show.

More about Sharmyn


Pituitary Gland

Dr Pejman Cohan talks about the pituitary Gland.


Surgery Videos from University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Learn more about the surgical experts at Minimally Invasive endoNeurosurgery Center (MINC) and their innovative treatments.

MINC Videos

Learn more about the surgical experts at MINC and their innovative treatments.

Expanded Endonasal Approach (EEA) / Neuroendoscopic Surgery
The Minimally Invasive Approach to Brain Surgery The Minimally Invasive Approach
Dr. Kassam discusses the minimally invasive approach
to brain tumor removal.
Courtesy NBC-TV
Format: Quicktime
Expanded Endonasal Approach Expanded Endonasal Approach
Drs. Carl Snyderman and Amin Kassam discuss techniques and advantages of accessing brain tumors through the nose.
Format: RealPlayer
EEA Web Cast EEA Webcast
Drs. Kassam and Snyderman discuss safety and effectiveness of endoscopic endonasal brain surgery in pediatric cases.
Courtesy or-live.com
Format: RealPlayer
Endonasal Brain Surgery Endonasal Brain Surgery
WQED-TV news magazine show chronicles use of endonasal neurosurgery.
Courtesy WQED-TV Pittsburgh
Format: Windows Media Player
Endonasal Brain Surgery Endonasal Brain Surgery
Dr. Kassam discusses minimally invasive procedure for brain tumors.
Courtesy Ivanhoe News
Format: Quicktime
Faster Recovery After Brain Surgery Faster Recovery
A patient relates how the minimally invasive approach allowed her to avoid disfiguring surgery.
Courtesy Ivanhoe News
Format: Quicktime
Treating a Brain Aneurysm Treating a Brain Aneurysm
Health reporter Marilyn Brooks profiles how MINC's unique approach allowed Dr. Kassam and a five-member surgical team to extract a life-threatening brain aneurysm through the patient's nose.
Courtesy WTAE-TV
Format: Quicktime
CT Scanner for advanced brain and spine procedures OR 12
360° photo of state-of-the-art UPMC Presby operating room equipped with CT Scanner for advanced brain and spine procedures.
Format: Quicktime
Tour the Endonasal Surgical Suite Tour the Endonasal Surgical Suite
Format: Quicktime
Awake Craniotomy
Awake Craniotomy Awake Craniotomy
Dr. Mintz performs brain tumor surgery on an awake patient.
Courtesy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Format: Windows Media Player
Neuroendovascular Surgery
Life Saving Surgery

Life-saving Surgery
Michael Horowitz, MD, led a surgical team that operated on a young Ecuadorian man with an intercranial aneurysm.
Courtesy WZBN TV-25.
Format: Flash Player

Endovascular Embolization Endovascular Embolization
Michael Horowitz, MD, narrates footage of aneurysm
coiling, which may be used to treat vascular problems
within the brain.
Format: RealPlayer
Brain Coiling Brain Coiling
Michael Horowitz, MD, discusses how the use of miniature coils -- resembling a Slinky -- are used to seal off brain aneurysms.
Courtesy WTAE-TV
Format: RealPlayer
Image Fusion Seeing Around Corners
The use of a new optical technique, known as image fusion, allows MINC surgeons to see around corners in the brain.
Courtesy WTAE-TV
Format: RealPlayer

Surgery Videos from OHSU

You are also welcome to listen to the "Pituitary Disorders Lecture Series" or the "Doctor-Patient Discussions" for more information on pituitary tumors and pituitary disorders.

Watch Doctor-Patient Discussions about Pituitary Disorders

Welcome to our streaming video discussions about pituitary disorders. These short videos are in Real Media format. Click here for more information about Real Media Player.

You are also welcome to listen to the "Pituitary Disorders Lecture Series" for more information on pituitary tumors and pituitary disorders.

Outsmarting Brain Tumors:

A conference on Adult and Pediatric Brain Tumors For Patients, Families and Caregivers
October 11, 2003 - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA


Acoustic Neuromas

Rick Friedman, MD (26:34)
Audio And Slides

Pituitary Tumors

Brian Pikul, MD (21:59)
Audio and Slides

Decadron, Anti-Convulsants And Other Common Drugs Used By Brain Tumor Patients

William Young, MD (16:55)
Audio And Slides

Seizures Associated with Brain Tumors And Their Management

Asha Das, MD (18:32)
Audio and Slides

Radiation Therapy and Radiosurgery For Brain Tumors

James Fontanesi, MD (37:34)
Audio And Slides

Gene Therapeutics: Novel Treatments For Brain Cancer

Pedro Lowenstein, MD, PhD (32:10)
Audio and Slides

Vaccine and Stem Cell Therapy For Brain Tumors

John S. Yu, MD (25:31)
Audio And Slides

Welcome and Overview

Keith L. Black, MD (4:04)
Audio Only

Keynote Address - Novel Chemotherapy Treatment For Brain Tumors

Henry Friedman, MD (51:24)
Audio And Slides

11/14/2003

  

 

Integrative Medicine - Evan Ross, LAc, DOM (31:17)
Audio and Slides

11/13/2003

  

 

Radiation Treatments And The Side Effects For Pediatric Brain Tumors - James Fontanesi, MD (32:41)
Audio and Slides

11/10/2003

  

 

Novel Gene Therapies For Pediatric Brain Tumors - Maria Castro, PhD (26:22)
Audio and Slides

11/10/2003

  

 

Chemotherapy Treatments For Pediatric Brain Tumors - Carol Hurvitz, MD (31:49)
Audio and Slides

11/9/2003

  

 

The Neurologic Complications Of Pediatric Brain Tumors - Asha Das, MD (21:01)
Audio and Slides

11/9/2003

  

 

Novel Approaches To Treating Pediatric Brain Tumors - Moise Danielpour, MD (26:58)
Audio and Slides


2003 Pediatric Brain Tumor Conference: A Family Perspective
August 3, 2003 - Hackensack University Medical Center, NJ

 

9/21/2003

 

Optic Glioma - Paul Zeltzer, MD (34:47)
High Speed Video | Low Speed Video | Lower Speed Audio Only

9/28/2003

 

Brainstem Gliomas and Advances in Pediatric Neurosurgery - Arno Fried, MD, FACS (28:09)
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9/29/2003

 

Advances in chemotherapy for pediatric brain tumors - Steven Halpern, MD (31:06)
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9/30/2003

 

Neurologic and Cognitive Outcomes of Pediatric Brain Tumors - Stephen Thompson, MD (29:32)
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10/3/2003

 

The many faces of brain tumors: understanding the impact on the family - Stacey Bergman, M.A. LCSW (29:32)
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10/5/2003

 

Neurofibromatosis and associated intracranial tumors in children - Catherine Ruebenacker-Mazzola, MD (27:28)
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Cleveland Clinic Family Health Talk: Brain Tumors
July 13, 2003

 

7/13/2003

 

Introduction - Glen Stevens, DO, PhD (18:14)
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7/13/2003

 

Laboratory And Clinical Research - Michael Vogelbaum, MD, PhD (16:25)
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7/13/2003

 

Advances in Surgery For Brain Tumors - Gene Barnett, MD (21:41)
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7/13/2003

 

Radiation options for brain tumor patients - John Suh, MD (15:38)
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7/13/2003

 

Chemotherapy / targeted drugs - David Peereboom, MD (15:48)
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7/13/2003

 

Role of brain tumor nursing, social support, local and national resources available to patients - Gail Ditz, RN (22:50)
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6/22/2003

 

David W. Andrews, M.D - Management of patients with malignant glioma (35:07)
High Speed (video and slides) | Low Speed (audio and slides)

6/22/2003

 

Dr. Henry Friedman - Brain tumor chemotherapy (39:20)
High Speed (video and slides) | Low Speed (audio and slides)


Brain Tumor Treatments

 

10/4/02

 

Dr. Friedman presents Gliadel® Wafer long term results. (Audio Only).


Brain Tumor Treatments

 

7/30/01

 

Gamma KnifeTM (3:12)

2/18/01

 

Novalis® Shaped Beam SurgeryTM (With Lance Armstrong) (9:13)

11/5/00

 

Immunotherapy For Brain Tumors: Karmanos Cancer Institute (1:44)

11/5/00

 

Cutting Edge Medical Report: Brain Tumors (23:07)

10/11/00

 

Dr. Friedman: Brain Tumor Treatments   

8/25/00

 

Intra-operative MRI

7/31/00

 

Brain Surgery

2/17/2000

 

Gliasite: A new delivery system for radiation

12/16/99

 

Gamma Knife Radiosurgery

5/17/1999

 

Gliadel® Wafer
High Speed | Low Speed


Diagnosis Brain Tumor: You Are NOT Alone
Conference: NJ Oct 2001

 

10/26/01

 

Welcoming Remarks
High Speed | Low Speed

10/26/01

 

Keynote Address
High Speed | Low Speed

10/26/01

 

Scans: PET, SPEC, MRI, MRS & 3D Imaging - When And Why?
High Speed | Low Speed

10/26/01

 

Newly Diagnosed? Becoming your own best advocate.    
High Speed | Low Speed

10/26/01

 

How critical illness can affect family relationships
High Speed | Low Speed

10/26/01

 

Dealing with deficits
High Speed | Low Speed

10/26/01

 

Research Update
High Speed (Wide)| High Speed (Tall)| Low Speed

10/26/01

 

Brain Mapping And Surgery
High Speed (Wide)| High Speed (Tall) | Low Speed

10/26/01

 

The Mind - Body Connection
High Speed (Wide)| High Speed (Tall)| Low Speed

10/26/01

 

Who is Taking Care Of The Caregivers?
High Speed | Low Speed

10/26/01

 

Pediatric Rehabilitation - Dealing With Deficits
High Speed (Wide)| High Speed (Tall)| Low Speed

10/26/01

 

Your Treatment Is Over - Now What?
High Speed | Low Speed

10/26/01

 

Closing Remarks - Rebecca Libutti
High Speed | Low Speed


Brainstorming '99 Conference

 

9/26/99

 

Dr. Mangiardi: Brain Tumor 101

9/26/99

 

Dr. Hayes: Immunotherapy For Brain Tumors

9/26/99

 

Dr. Fried: Advances In Neurosurgery

9/26/99

 

Dr. Lederman: Advances in Radiation Therapy

9/26/99

 

Dr. Tatter: Advances In Brain Tumor Treatments






   4m 54s

Overview -
  • A Patient Education Video

    This program begins with an overview of the pituitary gland and how it regulates much of the endocrine system, as well as the roles played by several specific hormones. Expert physicians explain how secretory and non-secretory pituitary tumors affect the body and list the specific disorders that result from these benign tumors.


  •    4m 43s

    Acromegaly -
  • Over Secretion of Growth Hormone in Adults

    In this segment of the video, physicians, patients and patients' families describe the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly.

  • How I Learned I Had Acromegaly
    Robert Violonto experienced massive headaches and years of unusual symptoms before an accidental encounter with a doctor and a handshake led to a diagnosis of acromegaly.
  • (Healthology)

  • Current Treatments for Acromegaly


       5m 26s

    Cushing's Disease -
  • Over Secretion of ACTH

    In this segment of the video, physicians, patients and patients' families describe the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Cushing's Disease.


  •    6m 02s

    Gamma Knife Radiosurgery / Conclusion

    Many pituitary tumor disorders require treatment with gamma knife radiosurgery. This segment shows a patient with Cushing's Disease receiving the treatment and explains the procedure in detail. The issue of tumor recurrence is also discussed.

    Finally, physicians, patients and their families reiterate the importance of early diagnosis and treatment, taking your medication, talking to other patients and maintaining a positive outlook. Medical and support group information is listed.


       2m 21s

    Growth Hormone for Adults

    This segment explains the necessity of replacing hormones during and after treatment and also stresses the importance of regular monitoring of hormone levels. The relatively new option of replacing growth hormone in adults is also discussed.


       2m 13s

    MRI -
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    This segment explores diagnostic tools, especially the magnetic resonance imaging scan, in more detail.


  •    5m 50s

    Non-Functioning Adenomas

    In this segment of the video, physicians, patients and patients' families describe the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of non-functioning adenomas.


       4m 45s

    Prolactinoma -
  • Over Secretion of Prolactin

    In this segment of the video, physicians, patients and patients' families describe the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of prolactinomas.

  • Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery
    NBC10


       1m 36s

    Transsphenoidal Microsurgery

    Transsphenoidal surgery, including procedures and recovery time, is illustrated by an expert neurosurgeon who specializes in pituitary surgery.



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