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Pituitary apoplexy can occur spontaneously or following anterior pituitary stimulation tests. Apoplexy is a rare complication of Cushing's disease. We report a 19-year-old woman who was admitted to the National Institutes of Health for evaluation of possible Cushing's syndrome. Her symptoms and
A 59 year-old female with hypercereatinekinasemia associated with pituitary apoplexy was presented. The patient showed headache, nausea, vomiting and pyrexia. On admission, slight nuchal rigidity and photophobia were observed. However all the cranial nerves were intact; neither ophthalmoplegia nor
A 32-year-old woman, a 73-year-old man and a 26-year-old pregnant woman presented with headache, vomiting, and variable presence of visual disturbances, impaired consciousness, and circulatory shock. All three had pituitary apoplexy. In the first patient lymphocytic hypophysitis was diagnosed, the
The causes of pituitary apoplexy are unclear. We report a case of pituitary apoplexy presenting with headache and nausea. On June 17th, 1997 a 74-year-old woman had complained of retro-orbital headache, fever and vomiting. A cold was diagnosed for which she recurred medication. In addition to the
Background. Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a clinical syndrome caused by acute ischemic infarction or hemorrhage of the pituitary gland. The typical clinical presentation of PA includes acute onset of severe headache, visual disturbance, cranial nerve palsy, and altered level of consciousness. Case
OBJECTIVE
To describe a patient with an undiagnosed pituitary macroadenoma, in whom pituitary apoplexy developed after heparin anticoagulation for treatment of unstable angina.
METHODS
We chronicle the clinical course, treatment, and outcome in a 53-year-old woman with pituitary apoplexy. Potential
Pituitary apoplexy is a life-threatening illness due to acute infarction of the pituitary gland. The most common symptoms associated with pituitary apoplexy are headache, nausea, vomiting, visual impairment, hypopituitarism, and altered mental status. Diabetic ketoacidosis is a common acute
Sudden ascent to high altitudes beyond 2,438 m can cause life-threatening complications such as acute mountain sickness and high altitude cerebral and pulmonary oedema. We present a case of pituitary apoplexy in a young man who ascended to high altitude gradually, after proper acclimatisation. He
The authors report an interesting case with a ruptured internal carotid artery aneurysm that presented as a sellar haematoma mimicking radiologically a pituitary adenoma, and clinically a pituitary apoplexy. A 53-year-old woman presented with a 2-week history of episodic severe headache and vomiting
Pituitary apoplexy is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition that is classically comprised of acute-onset severe headache accompanied by nausea and vomiting, visual field disturbances, external ophthalmoplegia, and often hypopituitarism. A case illustrating the highly variable clinical
Pituitary apoplexy is a rare disease followed by ischemic or hemorrhagic process within the pituitary adenoma. Here, we report two cases of pituitary apoplexy with a history of sudden onset of headache, vomiting, and diminished vision. Our aim is to share our experience and discuss these cases as
A 24-year-old woman was admitted with general weakness, umbilical swelling, developmental delay, speech disorder, constipation, gait problem. Her findings were umbilical hernia, xerosis, dry hair, and short stature. After thyroxine treatment, she also had headache, vomiting, and palpitation, lack of
Spontaneous pituitary apoplexy in the absence of a known pre-existing pituitary adenoma is a very rare cause of sudden onset headache, but can be potentially sight- and life-threatening. We describe a case of a 37-year-old man who presented to the Emergency Department with a severe headache,
Pituitary apoplexy (PA), which is one of the most serious life-threatening complications of pituitary adenoma, is characterized by abrupt onset of headache, nausea, vomiting, visual disturbances and oculomotor paresis. Combination of oculomotor cranial nerve paralysis with normal visual fields is
Pituitary apoplexy is a rare endocrine emergency, characterized by a sudden increase in pituitary gland volume secondary to acute ischaemic infarction or haemorrhage of the pituitary gland, usually in the presence of a pituitary adenoma. We present the case of a 79-year-old man