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Pituitary Abscess: Review and Highlight of a Case Mimicking Pituitary Apoplexy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2014

Godefroy Hardy St-Pierre ,
Sandrine de Ribaupierre ,
Brian W. Rotenberg  and
Carolyn Benson
Godefroy Hardy St-Pierre*
Affiliation:
London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital
Sandrine de Ribaupierre
Affiliation:
London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital
Brian W. Rotenberg
Affiliation:
St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada
Carolyn Benson
Affiliation:
London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital
*
LHSC, University Hospital, 339 Windermere Road, London, Ontario, N6A 5A5, Canada. Email: ghardyst@uwo.ca
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 40 , Issue 5 , September 2013 , pp. 743 - 745
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2013

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