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LACK OF VEGETATIVE AND ENDOCRINE ORCADIAN RHYTHMS IN FATAL FAMILIAL THALAMIC DEGENERATION
Author(s) -
LUGARESI A.,
BARUZZI A.,
CACCIARI E.,
CORTELLI P.,
MEDORI R.,
MONTAGNA P.,
TINUPER P.,
ZUCCONI M.,
ROITER I.,
LUGARESI E.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
clinical endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.055
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1365-2265
pISSN - 0300-0664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1987.tb00812.x
Subject(s) - endocrine system , circadian rhythm , thalamus , degeneration (medical) , endocrinology , biology , medicine , rhythm , neuroscience , hormone , pathology
SUMMARY 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.