Turner's syndrome and benign intracranial hypertension with or without growth hormone treatment

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1243-1244

  Bala, Pronab ^a,b   McKiernan, J ^a   Gardiner, C ^a   O'Connor, G ^a   Murray, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; GROWTH HORMONE; OXANDROLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE; PAPILLEDEMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RARE DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TURNER SYNDROME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 4644222831     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2004.17.9.1243     Document Type: Article

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