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The present study reports a rare case of full-blown Cushing's disease several years after an episode of pituitary apoplexy. A 60 year-old woman complained of muscular weakness and generalized malaise. Ten years ago she had an episode of pituitary apoplexy. Diabetes mellitus was diagnosed at age 56,
A case of pituitary apoplexy causing pituitary hemorrhage with extension into the third ventricle is reported. The patient was a 73-year-old, obese female admitted with sudden onset of vomiting and impaired consciousness. Neurological examination revealed that she was stuporous, with marked neck
An empty sella (ES) develops when cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fills the sella turcica and compresses pituitary tissue until it lines the sellar floor and walls. Primary ES occurs when CSF enters the sella through a rent in the sellar diaphragm that may or may not be associated with increased