Infundibulohypophysitis in a man presenting with diabetes insipidus and cavernous sinus involvement

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 798-801

  Tubridy, N ^a   Saunders, D ^a   Thom, M ^a   Asa, S L ^b   Powell, M ^a   Plant, G T ^a   Howard, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus; Diabetes insipidus; Infundibulohypophysitis

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIPLOPIA; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; INFLAMMATION; INFUNDIBULOHYPOPHYSITIS; INFUNDIBULUM; LYMPHOCYTIC INFUNDIBULOHYPOPHYSITIS; MALE; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER DEPRIVATION;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BIOPSY; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIPLOPIA; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR; PLASMA CELLS; PREDNISOLONE; TROCHLEAR NERVE DISEASES;

EID: 0035205560     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.71.6.798     Document Type: Article

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