Acute pituitary apoplexy complicating a pituitary macroadenoma
| Autor: | Joseph, F, Lockhat, ZI, Smal, J, Moja, TP |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Zdroj: | SA Journal of Radiology; Vol 14, No 4 (2010) |
| ISSN: | 1027-202X 2078-6778 |
| Popis: | Pituitary apoplexy is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition caused by either haemorrhage or infarction of the pituitary gland. In most cases, a pre-existing pituitary macroadenoma is present. Patients present with the clinical syndrome of headache, visual defects or ophthalmoplegia, altered state of consciousness and variable endocrine deficits. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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