LACK OF VEGETATIVE AND ENDOCRINE ORCADIAN RHYTHMS IN FATAL FAMILIAL THALAMIC DEGENERATION
Clinical EndocrinologyPublished 1 May 1987
Alessandra Lugaresi, Agostino Baruzzi, E Cacciari, Pietro Cortelli, R. Medori, P. Montagna
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These findings support the role of the thalamus in regulating the periodicity of endocrine and vegetative functions in patients with a familial degeneration of the anterior and dorso‐medial thalamic nuclei.
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A total lack of neuroendocrine and vegetative circadian rhythms was observed in a patient with a familial degeneration of the anterior and dorso-medial thalamic nuclei. Our findings support the role of the thalamus in regulating the periodicity of endocrine and vegetative functions.
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