Short-lasting, unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing syndrome treated successfully with transsphenoidal resection of a growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 123-125

  Adamo, Matthew A ^a   Drazin, Doniel ^a   Popp, A John ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Headache; Pituitary adenoma; Transsphenoidal resection

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; OPIATE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH HORMONE SECRETING ADENOMA; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; LIBIDO DISORDER; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUNCT SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85042606299     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/109/7/0123     Document Type: Article

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