Post-Traumatic Pituitary Tumor Apoplexy After Closed Head Injury: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.08.238
Abstract: BACKGROUND Head trauma is a rare inciting factor of pituitary apoplexy (PA); however, there is a clear temporal relationship between trauma and apoplexy, and this is the first reported case of PA after an assault.… read more here.
Keywords: head; pituitary tumor; tumor apoplexy; case ... See more keywords
Acute hypopituitarism associated with periorbital swelling and cardiac dysfunction in a patient with pituitary tumor apoplexy: a case report
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DOI: 10.1186/s13256-017-1371-7
Abstract: BackgroundPituitary tumor apoplexy is a rare clinical syndrome caused by acute hemorrhage or infarction in a preexisting pituitary adenoma. It typically manifests as an acute episode of headache, visual disturbance, mental status changes, cranial nerve… read more here.
Keywords: pituitary tumor; tumor apoplexy; case; cardiac dysfunction ... See more keywords