Summary
We report the case of a young male who presented at the age of 34 years with intracranial
hemorrhage due to moyamoya disease. He was later diagnosed with hypogonadism and hypopituitarism.
Chromosomal evaluation revealed a normal karyotype. The results of further neuroradiological
studies led to the diagnosis of empty sella syndrome.
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Publication history
Accepted:
May 4,
2004
Received:
October 3,
2003
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© 2005 Elsevier Ltd. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
