Cerebral aneurysm associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 1--case report.
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Cerebral aneurysm associated with pituitary adenoma and other endocrine dysfunctions occurred in a 45-year-old female suffering from multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 1 (Wermer's syndrome). She died of subarachnoid hemorrhage secondary to rupture of the aneurysm. Pituitary adenoma and/or other endocrine dysfunctions associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 1 may be a factor in the aneurysm formation.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neurologia medico-chirurgica
دوره 33 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993