Treatment of empty sella syndrome with ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 201-205

  Lee, Tao Chen ^a,c   Yang, Lin Cheng ^a   Huang, Pao Lin ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAJEN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bromocriptine; Empty sella; Microprolactinoma; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTINOMA; RECURRENT DISEASE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 14744279582     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2003.09.020     Document Type: Article

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