Pituitary Apoplexy.

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Abstract

Pituitary apoplexy is a clinical condition with acute-onset headaches, vision loss, and/or pituitary dysfunction associated with a hemorrhagic or infarcted pituitary tumor or cyst. Treatment varies based on clinical presentation, although often urgent or emergent surgical resection is indicated. Conservative treatment strategies tend to be applied for more mild conditions of apoplexy. Overall outcomes may be similar in this less severe cohort. Acute-onset vision loss with apoplexy should be treated with urgent or emergent surgical evacuation of hematoma and resection of tumor when possible.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)457-463
Number of pages7
JournalNeurosurgery Clinics of North America
Volume30
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2019

Keywords

  • Diplopia
  • Headache
  • Hypopituitarism
  • Pituitary adenomas
  • Pituitary apoplexy
  • Vision loss

Disciplines

  • Neurology
  • Oncology

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