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Bleeding intracranial aneurysm? Pituitary apoplexy!
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1793704     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Pituitary apoplexy describes the clinical syndrome characterised by headache, visual impairment and ophthalmoplegia caused by sudden enlargement of a pituitary adenoma. This is usually due to extensive tumour infarction or haemorrhage. Pituitary apoplexy is rare, mimics spontaneous intracranial bleeding, and thus may be easily mistaken for acute subarachnoid haemorrhage. Urgent surgical intervention and hormone replacement therapy are required.
Authors:
R M Oliver; T M Craft; K M Shaw
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The British journal of clinical practice     Volume:  45     ISSN:  0007-0947     ISO Abbreviation:  Br J Clin Pract     Publication Date:  1991  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-04-09     Completed Date:  1992-04-09     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372546     Medline TA:  Br J Clin Pract     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  150-1     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Brain / radiography
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis*
Male
Middle Aged
Pituitary Apoplexy / diagnosis*,  radiography
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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