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Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2006 Giant pituitary adenomas are uncommonly large tumors, greater than 4 cm in size that can produces endocrine symptoms, visual loss and cranial nerve palsies.
Frederico Castelo Moura +2 more
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Unilateral hydrocephalus from a gangliocytoma-somatotrophinoma: first reported case
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2021 Although pituitary macroadenomas often cause mass effects on surrounding structures, it is extremely rare for pituitary lesions to disturb cerebrospinal fluid circulation. Sellar gangliocytoma-pituitary adenomas (SGPAs) are also extremely rare.
Simon Ryder +4 more
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Pituitary apoplexy in an adolescent male with macroprolactinoma presenting as middle cerebral artery territory infarction [PDF]
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2022 Pituitary apoplexy typically presents with acute headache, vomiting, visual disturbance, and confusion. Herein, we report a rare presentation of ischemic stroke due to pituitary apoplexy.
Pankaj Agrawal +7 more
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Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 Vision loss is a common association in tuberculosis. It may be due to direct damage to optic nerves and chaisma by the basal exudates and inflammation, tuberculomas affecting the visual pathway, optochiasmatic arachnoiditis, or papilloedema due to raised
Jyoti Shakrawal +6 more
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Pituitary Gigantism: A Case Report
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2012 Objective: To present a rare case of gigantism. Case Report: A 25-year-old lady presented with increased statural growth and enlarged body parts noticed since the age of 14 years, primary amenorrhea, and frontal headache for the last 2 years.She has also
Rana Bhattacharjee +9 more
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Visual field defects of optic neuritis in neuromyelitis optica compared with multiple sclerosis
BMC Neurology, 2010 Background Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease that predominantly affects the optic nerves and the spinal cord, and is possibly mediated by an immune mechanism distinct from that of multiple sclerosis (MS). Central scotoma
Sugasawa Jun +6 more
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Visual disturbances before and after transnasal endoscopic surgery for craniopharyngiomas
Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 Background: Craniopharyngiomas (CP) are benign epithelial tumors of the chiasmal and sellar region and/or the third ventricle region which arise from embryonic remnants of Rathke’s pouch.
K. S. Iegorova +5 more
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Temozolomide in treatment resistant prolactinomas
Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2018 We report a case of a 23-year-old gentleman, diagnosed with macroprolactinoma at age 14. He presented with bitemporal hemianopia and no other symptoms of prolactinoma.
V. N. Shree, L. B. Mohamed Badrulnizam
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Biomechanics of human optic chiasmal compression: ex vivo experiment and finite element modelling
Medicine in Novel Technology and Devices, 2022 The mechanism of bitemporal hemianopia arising as a result of chiasmal compression is unknown. In this study, we combined an ex vivo experiment and finite element modelling (FEM) to investigate its potential mechanism.
Xiaofei Wang +7 more
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Atypical Leber’s Optic Neuropathy
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1993 The diagnosis of Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) in 6 female atypical cases seen at Harvard, Emory, and Johns Hopkins Medical Centers required molecular analysis and demonstration of the 11778 mitochondrial DNA mutation for accurate ...
J Gordon Millichap
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