Pituitary apoplexy due to pituitary adenoma infarction

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 246-249

  Kim, Joo Pyung ^a   Park, Bong Jin ^a   Kim, Sung Bum ^a   Lim, Young Jin ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Pituitary adenoma infarction; Pituitary apoplexy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GADOLINIUM; LIOTHYRONINE; STEROID; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HEADACHE; HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA INFARCTION; HYPOPHYSIS APOPLEXY; MALE; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; TRANSSPHENOIDAL HYPOPHYSECTOMY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VOMITING;

EID: 51649114347     PISSN: 12258245     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2008.43.5.246     Document Type: Article

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