Pneumocephalus and cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea after bromocriptine therapy of an invasive prolactinoma: A case report and review of the literature

Endocrinologist

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 148-152

  Siegel, Richard D ^a   Lee, Stephanie L ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MENINGITIS; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTINOMA; SELLA TURCICA; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0030000433     PISSN: 10512144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019616-199603000-00012     Document Type: Article

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