Neurocognitive consequences of surgery and radiotherapy for tumours of the pituitary

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 503-511

  Tooze, Alana ^a   Gittoes, Neil J ^b   Jones, Christopher A ^a   Toogood, Andrew A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INFORMATION; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTINOMA; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; MEMORY; MOTOR SKILLS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RADIATION INJURIES;

EID: 61449260016     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2008.03464.x     Document Type: Article

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