The neuropsychological effects of pituitary macroadenomas and their treatment

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dc.contributor.advisorSolms, Marken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMark, Daniellaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-03T12:50:39Z
dc.date.available2014-10-03T12:50:39Z
dc.date.issued2005en_ZA
dc.description.abstractPituitary adenomas account for roughly 12% of all intracranial tumours and are treated either surgically or medically. Due to the prevalence, there have been many articles focusing on their treatment. Recently, a few studies have been published suggesting a link between pituitary tumours, their treatment and cognitive dysfunction. These articles challenge the texts put forward to date, texts that demarcate adenoma treatment effects to the realm of the physicaL The mechanism(s) behind these supposed deficits have not yet been identified, largely because of problematic research designs and sampling. In the South African context, practitioners tend to encounter a greater proportion of macroadenomas than developed countries. Working on the assumption that the effects of adenomas are magnified in macroadenoma patients, the South African situation provides a base of extreme cases in which any potential dysfunction has the best chance to declare itself. This is particularly valuable given the controversy surrounding the presence of these cognitive deficits.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMark, D. (2005). <i>The neuropsychological effects of pituitary macroadenomas and their treatment</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8039en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMark, Daniella. <i>"The neuropsychological effects of pituitary macroadenomas and their treatment."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8039en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMark, D. 2005. The neuropsychological effects of pituitary macroadenomas and their treatment. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mark, Daniella AB - Pituitary adenomas account for roughly 12% of all intracranial tumours and are treated either surgically or medically. Due to the prevalence, there have been many articles focusing on their treatment. Recently, a few studies have been published suggesting a link between pituitary tumours, their treatment and cognitive dysfunction. These articles challenge the texts put forward to date, texts that demarcate adenoma treatment effects to the realm of the physicaL The mechanism(s) behind these supposed deficits have not yet been identified, largely because of problematic research designs and sampling. In the South African context, practitioners tend to encounter a greater proportion of macroadenomas than developed countries. Working on the assumption that the effects of adenomas are magnified in macroadenoma patients, the South African situation provides a base of extreme cases in which any potential dysfunction has the best chance to declare itself. This is particularly valuable given the controversy surrounding the presence of these cognitive deficits. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - The neuropsychological effects of pituitary macroadenomas and their treatment TI - The neuropsychological effects of pituitary macroadenomas and their treatment UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8039 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8039
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMark D. The neuropsychological effects of pituitary macroadenomas and their treatment. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2005 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8039en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPsychological Researchen_ZA
dc.subject.otherIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 61-67).en_ZA
dc.titleThe neuropsychological effects of pituitary macroadenomas and their treatmenten_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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