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Case Report
Acute pituitary apoplexy complicating a pituitary macroadenoma
South African Journal of Radiology | Vol 14, No 4 | a459 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v14i4.459
| © 2010 Febin Joseph, Zarina I Lockhat, Malan Janse van Rensburg, Janet Smal, Tshepo Peter Moja
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 24 February 2010 | Published: 07 December 2010
Submitted: 24 February 2010 | Published: 07 December 2010
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Febin Joseph, University of Pretoria, South AfricaZarina I Lockhat, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Malan Janse van Rensburg, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Janet Smal, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Tshepo Peter Moja, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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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.
Keywords
Pituitary Apoplexy; MRI; Endocrine deficits;
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