Cushing disease

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 948-951

  Oldfield, Edward H ^a   Chen, Joseph C T ^b   Weiss, Martin H ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

BRAIN SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING DISEASE; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DRUG EFFECT; EDITORIAL; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPERCORTISOLISM; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROADENOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0037405210     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.98.5.0948     Document Type: Editorial

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