63 research outputs found
Apoplexia hipofisária intradenomatosa
Os autores analisam a literatura sobre apoplexia hipofisária intradenomatosa, enfocando a fisiopatologia, o diagnóstico e a conduta terapêutica. Estudam 5 casos , de uma série de 86 pacientes com tumores hipofisários que desenvolveram esta síndrome e que foram diagnosticados e acompanhados pelos serviços de Neurocirurgia e Endocrinologia do Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Todos os casos, a partir da suspeita clínica, tiveram o diagnóstico confirmado por estudo de tomografia computadorizada de crânio e/ou ressonância magnética de crânio. O tratamento de escolha foi cirúrgico. As conclusões apontam para as dificuldades diagnósticas desta situação clínica e da urgência na instituição da terapia.The authors review the literature on intra-adenomatous pituitary apoplexy with special emphasis on pathophysiology, diagnosis and therapeutic approach. They present five cases, from a series of 86 patients with pituitary tumors, that developed this syndrome. The patients were diagnosed and followed by the Neurosurgery and Endocrinology Services of Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Diagnosis was confirmed by CT-Scan and MRI in all cases , and the treatment of choice was surgical. Conclusions point to the diagnostic difficulties and the urgency of treatment in this clincal setting
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Klinik und Differentialdiagnose der spontanen Hypophysentumornekrose (sog. Hypophysentumorapoplexie)
Child Neurologist as Expert Witness: A Report of the Ethics and Practice Committees of the Child Neurology Society
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Preliminary observations on the vasomotor responses to electrical stimulation of the ventrolateral surface of the human medulla
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