Glucocorticoid replacement in panhypopituitarism complicated by myelinolysis a case report

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 115-117

  Lasheen, Ibrahim ^a,c   Doi, Suhail A R ^a   Al Shoumer, Kamal A S ^a,b  

^a MUBARAK AL KABEER HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c NONE   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Hyponatremia; Myelinolysis

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; HORMONE; SODIUM; THYROXINE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOPITUITARISM; KUWAIT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELINOLYSIS, CENTRAL PONTINE; SODIUM;

EID: 17244381970     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083923     Document Type: Article

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