Cognitive effects of pituitary tumours and their treatments: Two case studies and an investigation of 90 patients

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 870-876

  Guinan, Elizabeth M ^a   Lowy, Clara ^a   Stanhope, Nicola ^a   Lewis, Philip D R ^a   Kopelman, Michael D ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Memory impairments; Pituitary tumours; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0032245036     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.65.6.870     Document Type: Article

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