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Pituitary Apoplexy, Meningitis and Cerebral Infarction - A Perplexing Trifecta

Srivatsan, Thirumalai V; Pillay, Haroon M; Raheja, Lakshay.

Arq. bras. neurocir; 40 (4), 2021

Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a clinical diagnosis comprising a sudden onset of headache, neurological deficits, endocrine disturbances, altered consciousness, visual loss, or ophthalmoplegia. However, clinically, the presentation of PA is extremely variable and occasionally fatal. While meningitis and cere...

Apoplejia Hipofisaria/etiología, Apoplejia Hipofisaria/diagnóstico por imagen, Apoplejia Hipofisaria/cirugía, Meningitis Bacterianas/complicaciones, Accidente Cerebrovascular/complicaciones, Infarto Cerebral/complicaciones, Punción Espinal/métodos, Endoscopía/métodos

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Apoplejía hipofisaria en posoperatorio inmediato de cirugía cardiaca: a propósito de un caso

Pituitary apoplexy is caused by ischemia or hemorrhage and is considered a medical emergency. A percentage of undiagnosed pituitary adenomas may be diagnosed in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery. The clinical picture is a consequence of the increase in pressure which causes compression on cereb...