Tuberculoma of the hypothalamic region as a rare case of hypopituitarism: A case report

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 347-350

  Indira, B ^a   Panigrahi, Manas K ^a   Vajramani, Girish ^a   Shankar, S K ^a   Santosh, Vani ^a   Das, B D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

chemotherapy; diabetes insipidus; hypopituitarism; hypothalamus; Tuberculoma; tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS TUMOR; MALE; SOMNOLENCE; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOMITING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0029980529     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0090-3019(95)00431-9     Document Type: Article

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