CAUSE OF APOPLEXY.

Pituitary apoplexy: a rare cause of middle cerebral artery infarction.

Pituitary apoplexy is a well-known complication of a pituitary adenoma. However, an ischaemic event caused by pituitary apoplexy is rare. We reported a case of pituitary apoplexy with middle cerebral artery infarction in a 44-year old man who presented with a sudden onset of altered sensorium. Vasospasm is the most likely underlying cause of the infarction in this case secondary to transdiaphra...

Pituitary Apoplexy: an Overlooked Cause of Hyponatremia in the Elderly

Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Taiwan Received: June, 2005 Revised: July, 2005 Accepted: August, 2005 Address reprint requests to Dr. Yao-Ko Wen, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nansiao St. Changhua 500, Taiwan Tel: (04) 7238595 ext 3991 Fax: 728923304 E-mail: [email protected] PITUITA...

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Pineal apoplexy.

A case of haematoma in the pineal region is reported in a patient whose initial symptom was subarachnoid haemorrhage. The encapsulated haematoma and surrounding blood clots were removed surgically. Haemorrhage into a pineal cyst may have been the cause of this particular intracranial mass.

Pituitary apoplexy.

Pituitary apoplexy, a rare clinical syndrome secondary to abrupt hemorrhage or infarction, complicates 2%-12% of pituitary adenomas, especially nonfunctioning tumors. Headache of sudden and severe onset is the main symptom, sometimes associated with visual disturbances or ocular palsy. Signs of meningeal irritation or altered consciousness may complicate the diagnosis. Precipitating factors (in...