Case 112: Pituitary stalk transection syndrome with ectopic posterior pituitary gland

Radiology

Volumn 243, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 594-597

  Van Der Linden, A S A ^a   Van Es, Hendrik W ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD GROWTH; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONVULSION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECTOPIC TISSUE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; INFUNDIBULUM; NETHERLANDS; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY STALK TRANSECTION SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE; SYNDROME;

BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; CHORISTOMA; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PITUITARY GLAND; SYNDROME;

EID: 34247482244     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2432040385     Document Type: Article

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