Acromegaly usually presents in middle age with the gradual onset of classical signs and symptoms. We report the case of an elderly woman who presented with subarachnoid haemorrhage due to infarction of a pituitary adenoma and rupture into the subarachnoid space.
Journal:
:Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry1983
L M HendersonB A BellJ D Miller
The travels of a young man feigning subarachnoid haemorrhage in London and Scotland, over the past year, are documented. The origins of the Munchausen Tales are reviewed.
