An unusual neurological problem in a patient admitted for acute myocardial infarction

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 864, 1997, Pages 669-670

  Kelion, A D ^a,b   Shahi, M ^a   Bell, J A ^a  

^a Battle Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Adenoma; Pituitary apoplexy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS APOPLEXY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE;

EID: 0030667424     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.73.864.669     Document Type: Article

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