Headache associated with pituitary tumors

Expert opinion: Headache and pituitary tumors.

CASE 1 A 37-year-old woman was seen with a chief complaint of new onset headaches for 2 months without any prior history of significant headaches. She described a generalized throbbing and aching pain with an intensity of 10/10 associated with light and noise sensitivity and blurred vision in both eyes but no nausea or aura lasting about 3-4 hours with ibuprofen but then recurring requiring ano...

SUNCT (Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attack with conjunctival injection and tearing) associated with pituitary lesion.

SUNCT (short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attack with conjunctival injection and tearing) syndrome was first defined by Sjaastad et al. in 1978. Since then, several studies on this topic have been published. The International Classification of Headache Disorders currently places it in the trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias subgroup. Although it is considered a primary headache in mos...

Pituitary tumors.

Cluster headache associated with a clinically non-functioning pituitary adenoma: a case report

INTRODUCTION Cluster headache belongs to a group of primary headache entities: the trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias. Cluster headache is the most common variant. The headache is usually severe and it is also associated with autonomic symptoms. Secondary causes of cluster headache have been reported, such as intracranial artery aneurysms and tumors. The question of when to carry out neuroimagin...

Outcome of Transphenoid Surgery for Corticotroph Pituitary Tumors

Background & Importance: The aim of this study was to demonstrate the result of transsphenoid microsurgery for Cushing disease in our center and comparing the results in details with other articles, to achieve the best decision for patients management in future. Case Presentation: Between 1991 to 2015, 50 patients suffering from Cushing disease were operated. Before operation, endocrine t...