Lymphocytic hypophysitis: Non-invasive diagnosis and treatment by high dose methylprednisolone pulse therapy?

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 398-402

  Kristof, Rudolf A ^a,b   Van Roost, Dirk ^a   Klingmüller, Dietrich ^a   Springer, Wolfram ^a   Schramm, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

High dose methylprednisolone pulse therapy; Lymphocytic hypophysitis

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS HYPOFUNCTION; ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSITIS; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA;

EID: 0032796111     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.67.3.398     Document Type: Article

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