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Mean intrasellar pressure, visual field, headache intensity and quality of life of patients with pituitary adenoma

2010; Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany); Volume: 68; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0004-282x2010000300004

ISSN

1678-4227

Autores

Aldo Pereira-Neto, André Borba, Paulo Andrade de Mello, Luciana Ansaneli Naves, Antônio Santos de Araújo, Luis Augusto Casulari,

Tópico(s)

Glaucoma and retinal disorders

Resumo

Intrasellar pressure (ISP) measurement technique has recently opened a new line of research in neuroendocrinology. The absolute and mean ISP values were investigated in 25 patients consecutively operated at the Brasilia University Hospital (DF). These data were correlated with serum prolactin levels, number of visual quadrant affected, tumor size, quality of life (measured through the SF-36 scale) and graded headache (measured through the HIT-6 scale). No correlation was observed. The p values were 0.887; 0.137; 0.892; 0.812 and 0.884; respectively. The HIT-6 values were inversely and moderately correlated with total RAND SF-36 and its mental and physical dimensions.

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