Resolution of macprolactinoma-induced symptomatic hydrocephalus following cabergoline therapy

Age and Ageing

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 410-412

  Iglesias, Pedro ^a   Pérez Macho, Lucía ^a   Díez, Juan J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE SEGOVIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cabergoline; Giant prolactinoma; Hydrocephalus; Hyperprolactinaemia

Indexed keywords

CABERGOLINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GADOLINIUM; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; PROLACTIN; ERGOLINE DERIVATIVE;

AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPITUITARISM; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTINOMA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUMOR VOLUME; ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR;

ADENOMA; AGED; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; ERGOLINES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROLACTINOMA;

EID: 6944254335     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afh108     Document Type: Article

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