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Post-partum Resolution of Bitemporal Hemianopia with Persisting Pituitary Adenoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 November 2022

Amir R. Vosoughi
Affiliation:
Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Felix Tyndel
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Suradech Suthiphosuwan
Affiliation:
Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Medical Imaging, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jonathan A. Micieli*
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Ophthalmology, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Kensington Vision and Research Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*
Corresponding author: Dr. Jonathan A. Micieli, Kensington Vision and Research Centre, University of Toronto, 501-340 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T3A9, Canada. Email: jmicieli@kensingtonhealth.org

Abstract

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Type
Letter to the Editor: New Observation
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation

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