Published September 1984
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The dexametazone suppression test (DST) for diagnosing of depression syndrome
- 1. Hospital Nacional de Salud Mental (Guatemala)
Description
The dexametazone suppression test (DST) is a very valuable neuroendocrin assay as auxiliar method for diagnosing the depression. The serum cortisol levels of 20 patients of the Hospital de Salud Mental and of a control group were determined by radio-immunoassay technique. Normal concentration was defined as 5 micrograms per deciliter. Among depressed patients the average value was 9.8865 micro-grams per deciliter; having the test a 85% of positiveness. Among the control group the average value found was 1.167 micro-grams per deciliter, with a 20% of positiveness for the test. (author)
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- Original title (Spanish)
- El test de supresion de la dexametasona en el sindrome depresivo
Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 58 p.
- Report number
- INIS-mf--11281
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Guatemala
- Country of Input or Organization
- Guatemala
- INIS RN
- 19077496
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Thesis
- Descriptors DEI
- DEXAMETHASONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY
- Descriptors DEC
- ADRENAL HORMONES; CORTICOSTEROIDS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HORMONES; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; IMMUNOASSAY; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; KETONES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PREGNANES; STEROID HORMONES; STEROIDS; TRACER TECHNIQUES