Lymphocytic infundibulo- neurohypophysitis with hypothalamic and opticpathway involvement: Report of a case and review of the literature

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-53

  Ouma, J R ^a,b   Farrell, V J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Lymphocytic infundibulo neurohypophysitis; Nerves; Optic chiasm; Tract

Indexed keywords

CORTISONE; DESMOPRESSIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS ETYNODIOL DIACETATE; LEVOTHYROXINE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS HYPOFUNCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSITIS; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS; INFUNDIBULUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BIOPSY; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LYMPHOCYTES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY DISEASES; PROLACTIN; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROTROPIN; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0036169317     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(01)00647-4     Document Type: Article

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