Lack of vegetative and endocrine circadian rhythms in fatal familial thalamic degeneration

A Lugaresi; A Baruzzi; E Cacciari; P Cortelli; R Medori; P Montagna; P Tinuper; M Zucconi; I Roiter; E Lugaresi

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.1987.tb00812.x

Lack of vegetative and endocrine circadian rhythms in fatal familial thalamic degeneration

Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 1987 May;26(5):573-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1987.tb00812.x.

Authors

A Lugaresi¹, A Baruzzi, E Cacciari, P Cortelli, R Medori, P Montagna, P Tinuper, M Zucconi, I Roiter, E Lugaresi

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Neurology, University of Bologna, Italy.

PMID: 3665119
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1987.tb00812.x

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Circadian Rhythm*
Hormones / blood
Humans
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / physiopathology
Male
Middle Aged
Pedigree
Thalamic Diseases / genetics*
Thalamic Diseases / physiopathology
Thalamic Nuclei / physiopathology*

Substances

Hormones