Deteriorated executive functions in patients with successful surgery for pituitary adenomas compared with other chronically ill patients

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 369-375

  Müssig, Karsten ^a,b   Besemer, Britta ^a   Saur, Ralf ^a   Klingberg, Stefan ^a   Häring, Hans Ulrich ^a   Gallwitz, Baptist ^a   Leyhe, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Kaiserswerther Diakonie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Cushing's disease; Neuropsychological tests; Non functioning adenoma; Pituitary surgery; Prolactinoma

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BLOOD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROSURGERY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 79959512534     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617710001645     Document Type: Article

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