Pituitary apoplexy presenting as massive subarachnoid haemorrhage

The clinical syndrome of pituitary apoplexy evolves within hours to days. 2 The symptoms vary from mild to severe and can progress rapidly to coma and death. Because many patients are unaware that they harbour a pituitary tumour,pituitary apoplexy is often unrecognised at presentation.

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Published in:Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry neurosurgery and psychiatry, 2000-11, Vol.69 (5), p.700-701
Main Authors: AL WOHAIBI, MOHAMMED, RUSSELL, NEVILLE A, AL FERAYAN, AHMED, AWADA, ADNAN, AL JUMAH, MOHAMMED, OMOJOLA, MATTHEW
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aneurysms
Brain - diagnostic imaging
Brain - pathology
Consciousness
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Hemorrhage
Humans
Letters to the Editor
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pituitary Apoplexy - pathology
Pituitary gland
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:The clinical syndrome of pituitary apoplexy evolves within hours to days. 2 The symptoms vary from mild to severe and can progress rapidly to coma and death. Because many patients are unaware that they harbour a pituitary tumour,pituitary apoplexy is often unrecognised at presentation.
ISSN:0022-3050
1468-330X
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.69.5.700