Transient central diabetes insipidus followed by pituitary apoplexy treated in a conservative way

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 66, Issue 2 B, 2008, Pages 415-417

  Silva, Cintia Marques Dos Santos ^a   Lima, Giovanna Aparecida Balarini ^a   Machado, Evelyn Oliveira ^a   Van Haute, Flavia Regina Barbosa ^a   Gadelha, Mônica Roberto ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN; DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS APOPLEXY; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; MALE; NONFUNCTIONING PITUITARY ADENOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA;

EID: 47749131204     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2008000300028     Document Type: Article

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