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Giant Clinically Non-Functioning Pituitary Adenoma Presenting as New Onset Generalized Tonic‒Clonic Seizures: A Case Report

Pumudu Weerasekara1 Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, 00800, Sri LankaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nadeeka Chandraratne2 Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, 00800, Sri LankaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-9102View further author information
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Sunil Lakshman Perera3 Department of Neurosurgery, Asiri Central Brain & Spine Neurosurgical Group, Colombo, 01000, Sri LankaView further author information
Pages 527-533 | Received 08 Mar 2024, Accepted 17 May 2024, Published online: 23 May 2024

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