The role of the biochemistry department in the diagnosis of pituitary apoplexy

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 162-165

  Williams, H R T ^a   Oliver, N S ^a   Murphy, F ^a   Howell, M ^a   Badman, M K ^a   Hillson, R M ^a   Thomas, D J B ^a  

^a HILLINGDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOPHANE INSULIN; MESTEROLONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS APOPLEXY; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; HYPOPITUITARISM; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; VIRUS MENINGITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; BRAIN; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; HEADACHE; HORMONES; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGITIS, VIRAL; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY DISEASES; PROTEINS; VOMITING;

EID: 1942437998     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/000456304322880096     Document Type: Article

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