Inefficiency of the anticoagulant therapy in the regression of the radiation-induced optic neuropathy in Cushing's disease

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 301-305

  Barbosa, A P ^a,e   Carvalho, D ^a   Marques, L ^a   Monteiro, M ^b   Castro Neves, A ^c   Machado Carvalho, A ^c   Cruz, J ^d   Medina, J L ^a  

^a Oporto Medical School   (Portugal)

^b Centro Hospitalar Do Porto   (Portugal)

^c Institute of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Oporto Medical School   (Portugal)

^d University of Porto   (Portugal)

^e HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant therapy; Cushing's disease; Optic neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; HEPARIN; HYDROCORTISONE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CUSHING DISEASE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPERPLASIA; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOTHERAPY; REMISSION; REOPERATION; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

EID: 0032903456     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03343560     Document Type: Article

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