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Pituitary apoplexy is a syndrome with variable clinical manifestations depending on which parasellar structures (such as the optic nerves and chiasm, cavernous and sphenoid sinuses, or the hypothalamus) are compressed when the pituitary undergoes rapid enlargement. Factors associated with
We describe a woman with metastatic small cell carcinoma of the lung who presented with pituitary apoplexy and hyperprolactinemia. Within seventeen months she developed florid Cushing's syndrome with anasarca, hyperpigmentation, hypertension with marked hypercortisolemia (not suppressible with 8 mg
A case of pituitary apoplexy, which was initially misdiagnosed as 'acute frontal sinusitis', is reported. The presenting symptoms and signs of the patient were headache, moderate fever, left periorbital edema, marked tenderness over the left frontal sinus and purulent secretion over the left middle
OBJECTIVE
Pituitary gigantism is a very rare condition; the occurrence of pituitary apoplexy in children younger than 10 years old is even rarer. The aim of our study is to report this exceptional association.
METHODS
A boy aged 9 years and 6 months was hospitalized for the first time in November
Pituitary apoplexy is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening emergency due to abrupt ischemic infarction or hemorrhage of the pituitary tumor. In many instances, pituitary apoplexy is the initial presentation in patients who were not previously diagnosed to have pituitary adenomas. Variety of
Pituitary apoplexy (PA) and posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) are rare neurologic diseases that show acute neuro-ophthalmologic symptoms such as headache, decreased visual acuity, and altered consciousness. These diseases are rarely found in patients with end-stage Sheehan' syndrome is caused by pituitary apoplexy occurring during parturition and results in hypopituitarism, adrenal insufficiency and hypothyroidism. A 66-year-old woman with Sheehan's syndrome had received corticosteroids and thyroid hormones for about 18 years. The patient underwent mitral
Acute headache is a common symptom and is reported by approximately 2%-4% of patients who present to the emergency department. Many abnormalities manifest with headache as the first symptom, and it is crucial to obtain a patient's complete clinical history for correct diagnosis. Headache onset,
OBJECTIVE
Perivascular, or Virchow-Robin, spaces of the brain represent interstitial fluid-filled spaces continuous with subpial spaces, and not invagination of cerebrospinal fluid-filled subarachnoid spaces. Regression of a dilated, or even giant, perivascular space occurs rarely. The purpose of