Infundibuloneurohypophysitis in children. A report of 2 cases

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 267-271

  Atkins, Don ^a,b   Sanford, Robert ^a   Thomas, Brannon ^a   Joyner, Royce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic inflammatory infiltrate; Diabetes insipidus; Germinoma; Histiocytosis; Infundibuloneurohypophysitis; Infundibulum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSITIS; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; INFUNDIBULUM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; HYPOTHALAMIC NEOPLASMS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INFLAMMATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 0032768972     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028809     Document Type: Article

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