Unexplained paraparesis following subarachnoid haemorrhage
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Pituitary deficiency following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the incidence and severity of pituitary insufficiency after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. METHODS Pituitary function was tested in a series of patients more than 12 months but less than 60 months after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage using a combined TRH-LHRH-arginine test and the insulin tolerance test, to elucidate possible deficits in the gonadotrophic, ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-227666