Bilateral sixth nerve palsies in a patient with massive pituitary adenoma

Raul Lopez; Noble J. David; Fredie Gargano; Judith Donovan Post

doi:10.1212/wnl.31.9.1137

Bilateral sixth nerve palsies in a patient with massive pituitary adenoma

Raul Lopez, Noble J. David, Fredie Gargano, Judith Donovan Post

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A middle-aged man developed bilateral abducens weakness as the only symptom of a huge chromophobe adenoma of the pituitary gland. This unique presentation delayed diagnosis until exploration and biopsy. The patient, who recovered completely, was studied prior to the era of computerized tomography.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1137-1138
Number of pages	2
Journal	Neurology
Volume	31
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.31.9.1137
State	Published - Sep 1981

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