Cognitive dysfunction in patients with pituitary tumour who have been treated with transfrontal or transsphenoidal surgery or medication

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 391-396

  Peace, K A ^b   Orme, S M ^a   Padayatty, S J ^a   Godfrey, H P D ^b   Belchetz, P E ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRANSSPHENOIDAL HYPOPHYSECTOMY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PITUITARY IRRADIATION; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 0031752122     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1998.00543.x     Document Type: Article

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