Prolactinoma manifesting with symptomatic hydrocephalus

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 475-477

  Zikel, Ofer M ^a   Atkinson, John L D ^b   Hurley, Daniel L ^b  

^a Department of Neurologic Surgery ^*  (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; PROLACTIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; OPTIC CHIASM; PROLACTINOMA;

EID: 0032916376     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0025-6196(11)65126-4     Document Type: Article

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