glossary

Acoustic Schwannoma

Acromegaly

Adenoma

Adrenal Glands

Adrenalectomy

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)

Amenorrhea

Aneurysm

Arachnoid Cysts

Astrocytomas

Benign

Bitemporal Hemianopsia

Brainstem

Bromocriptine (Parlodel)

Buffalo Hump

Cabergoline (Dostinex)

Carcinoma

Carotid artery

Cavernous Sinus

Cerebrospinal Fluid

Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks

Chiari Malformation

Chiasmal Compression

Chordoma

Clivus

Cortisol

Cranial Nerves

Craniectomy

Craniopharyngioma

Cranioplasty

Craniotomy

Cushing\'s Disease

Cushing\'s Syndrome

Cyst

Cystercerosis (Neurocysticerosis)

DDAVP

Decadron (Dexamethasone)

Dexamethasone Suppression Test

Diabetes Insipidus

Diabetes Mellitus

Diplopia

Dostinex® (Cabergoline)

Dura

Endocrine-inactive Adenoma (non-functioning adenoma)

Endocrinology

Endonasal Surgery

Endoscope & Endoscopic Surgery

Ependymoma

Epidermoid Cyst

Esthesioneuroblastoma (olfactory neuroblastoma)

Estrogen

Ethmoid Sinus

Fat Graft

Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)

Gadolinium

Galactorrhea

Gigantism

Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM)

Glioma

Growth Hormone (GH)

Hemangioblastoma

Hematoma

Hydrocephalus

Hydrocortisone

Hyperprolactinemia

Hypogonadism

Hypohysis

Hypophysitis (pituitary inflammation)

Hypopituitarism

Hypothalamus

Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling (IPSS)

Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1)

Keyhole Surgery

Leutinizing Hormone (LH)

Lipoma

Lumbar Drain

Lumbar Puncture

Macroadenomas

Malignant

Mass Effect

Maxillary Sinus

Meningioma

Meningitis

Metastasis & Metastatic Tumor

Micro-Doppler Probe

Microadenomas

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Moon Face

Nelson\'s Syndrome

Neoplasm

Neurofibromatosis

Neurosurgery

Non-functioning Adenoma (endocrine-inactive adenoma)

Octreotide

Olfactory Groove Meningoma

Olfactory Neuroblastoma (esthesioneuroblastoma)

Oligodendroglioma

Optic Glioma

Optic Nerve & Optic Chiasm

Panhypopituitarism

Papilledema

Parlodel (Bromocriptine)

Petrosal Sinus Sampling (IPSS)

Pilocytic Astrocytoma

Pituitary Adenoma

Pituitary Apoplexy

Pituitary Failure (hypopituitarism)

Pituitary Gland

Pituitary Hormones

Pituitary Stalk (Infundibulum)

Posterior Fossa

Prednisone

Prolactin

Prolactinoma

Radiosurgery

Radiotherapy

Rathke\'s Cleft Cyst

Retro-sigmoid Craniotomy

Schwannoma

Sella Turcica

Somatomedin-C (IGF-1)

Sphenoid Bone

Sphenoid Sinus

Sphenoid Sinus Carcinoma

Stalk

Stalk Effect

Stereotactic Radiotherapy

Striae

Subdural Hematoma (SDH)

Supraorbital Craniotomy

Suprasellar

Surgical Navigation

Temazolamide

Testosterone

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

Thyroxin

Transsphenoidal Surgery

Trigeminal Schwannoma

Tuberculum Sella Meningioma

Urinary Free Cortisol Test

Visual Field Testing