Brain & chiasmal herniations into sella after medical treatment of prolactinoma

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 240-242

  Bangash, M H ^a   Clarke, David B ^a,b   Holness, R O ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; PROLACTIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HERNIA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; FRONTAL LOBE; HEMIANOPIA; HERNIA; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTINOMA; SELLA TURCICA; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 33744912241     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100005060     Document Type: Article

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