Articles by author - Rob D Dickerman

Precocious puberty associated with a pineal cyst: is it disinhibition of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis?

Dickerman R, Stevens Q, Steide J, Schneider S.

Case Reports 2004; 25(3): 173-175 PubMed PMID: 15349080  Keywords:  Child, Cysts:surgery, Female, Humans, Luteinizing Hormone:blood, Pineal Gland:surgery, Puberty, Precocious:etiology,.    Citation

: Accelerated development of secondary sexual characteristics or sexual precocity is a well-known entity. Most authors recognize two group.....

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The steroid-responsive hiccup reflex arc: competitive binding to the corticosteroid-receptor?

Dickerman R, Overby C, Eisenberg M, Hollis P, Levine M.

Case Reports 2003; 24(3-4): 167-169 PubMed PMID: 14523351  Keywords:  Adrenal Cortex Hormones:adverse effects, Adult, Anabolic Agents:adverse effects, Binding, Competitive:drug effects, Cerebellar Neoplasms:surgery, Cerebellopontine Angle:pathology, Edema:complications, Hiccup:chemically induced, Humans, Male, Meningioma:su.    Citation

: Hiccups occurring secondary to high-doses of corticosteroids are a well-recognized problem in the field of neurosurgery. Numerous report.....

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