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A Case Report and Review of Hyperprolactinemia that is not Prolactinoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Fateme Salehi ,
Francesca Doglietto ,
Rowena Ridout ,
Fred Gentili ,
Sylvia Asa  and
Gelareh Zadeh
Fateme Salehi
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital
Francesca Doglietto
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital
Rowena Ridout
Affiliation:
Division of Endocrinology, Toronto Western Hospital
Fred Gentili
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital
Sylvia Asa
Affiliation:
University Health Network and Toronto Medical Laboratories, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gelareh Zadeh*
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital
*
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst Street, 4W-439, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 38 , Issue 4 , July 2011 , pp. 652 - 655
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2011

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