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H Courtois

Publications and source records attributed to H Courtois.

At least 163 records · Page 9Linked to original sources
PubMed1975

[Fasting with muscular exercise: change in body weight and nitrogen balance].

Amongst a group of 27 obese patients subjected to a 10 day fast (250 cal. with 22 Gms protein), 11 picked at random also followed a muscular exercise programme- the others serving as controls. This physical activity was well accepted and tolerated without problems. Weight loss was similar in both groups but the daily nitrogen balance in those patients performing muscular activity was less negative and tended to become positive more rapidly than in the control group. The loss of active muscle mass by protein catabolism as a result of fating was significantly less in the muscular activity group. This may indicate that muscular activity is useful in aiding adaptation to fasting and may orient weight loss preferentially towards fat mass.

Adipose Tissue↗
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[Hypoglycemia induced by cibenzoline in the elderly].

Hypoglycaemia induced by class IA antiarrhythmic agents has been described. A case of cibenzoline-induced hypoglycaemia with favourable outcome is reported. The patient's age (84 years), increased renal impairment and malnutrition acted as facilitating factors. Blood insulin levels were normal in both absolute and relative values. Therapeutic overdosage in relation to age and renal function has been found in 20 out of 24 cases published or recorded by the French pharmacovigilance system. The mechanism of this hypoglycaemia is uncertain; absolute or relative hyperinsulinism has been detected in only 5 out of 14 controlled cases.

Aged↗
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[Primary carcinoma of the pituitary gland with Cushing's syndrome and metastases. Apropos of a case with review of the literature].

We report the case of a 25 year old man with pituitary carcinoma with Cushing's syndrome. Though the diagnosis was initially proposed, it was only confirmed by the appearance of meningeal and lymphatic metastases. These were secretory, as confirmed by immunocytochemistry and electron microscopy. These tumours are rare, whether they secrete or not, and can be confirmed only by the existence of metastases, most often in the brain or the liver.

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