title: A case of pituitary adenoma: Thomas Willis revisited.
abstract: Thomas Willis (1621-1675) was the founder of modern clinical neuroscience. His habit of taking detailed histories with acute clinical observation often accompanied by post mortem studies has left a body of work which still provokes thought and debate. While we were considering a case of pituitary tumour described by Willis, a similar case presented coincidentally at our hospital. The two cases are compared and contrasted.
authors.affiliation: Northampton General Hospital, Cliftonville, Northampton, UK. anw@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Alton
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sunderland
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000266:history / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D004739:England; D004850:Eponyms; D049670:History, 17th Century; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history; D008297:Male; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000266:history / Q000473:pathology*