Isolated peroneal nerve palsy complicating weight loss due to anterior pituitary hypofunction [2]

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 187-188

  Ishii, Kazuhiro ^a   Tamaoka, A ^a   Matsuno, S ^a   Shoji, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body weight loss; Peroneal nerve palsy; Rathke's cyst; Secondary adrenal hypofunction

Indexed keywords

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS HYPOFUNCTION; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ORTHOSIS; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SYMPTOM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0037336461     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2003.00502_2.x     Document Type: Letter

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