Hypopituitarism and amenorrhea-galactorrhea syndrome caused by thrombosis of both internal carotid artery and giant intrasellar aneurysm: Case report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 158-161

  Gondim, Jackson ^a,b,d   Schops, Michele ^c   Ferreira, Erica ^a  

^a Fortaleza General Hospital   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Intracranial aneurysm; Pituitary; Prolactin; Suprasellar mass; Thrombosed aneurysm

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CHIARI FROMMEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GIANT INTRASELLAR ANEURYSM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 1842864338     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2004000100029     Document Type: Article

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