The A1 syndrome: a clinical entity?

We report two patients in whom suprasellar extension of pituitary tumours resulted in a motor deficit, in one case as the clinical presentation and in the other one as a consequence of trans-sphenoidal surgery. We emphasize the importance of the involvement of the initial segment of the anterior cer...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of neurosurgery 1996, Vol.10 (6), p.599-602
Hauptverfasser:	MILLARES-MARTIN, P, BOBET-REYES, R. M, MARKS, P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenoma - pathology Adenoma - surgery Aged Biological and medical sciences Brain Ischemia - physiopathology Cerebral Arteries - physiopathology Humans Key Words: Stroke, Suprasellar Tumour, Surgical Complications, Transsphenoidal Surgery Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Motor Skills Neoplasm Invasiveness Pituitary Gland - pathology Pituitary Gland - surgery Pituitary Neoplasms - pathology Pituitary Neoplasms - surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of endocrine glands Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	We report two patients in whom suprasellar extension of pituitary tumours resulted in a motor deficit, in one case as the clinical presentation and in the other one as a consequence of trans-sphenoidal surgery. We emphasize the importance of the involvement of the initial segment of the anterior cerebral artery in pituitary tumours.
ISSN:	0268-8697 1360-046X
DOI:	10.1080/02688699646934