Pituitary apoplexy presenting as an intraventricular hemorrhage: An infrequent neurovascular emergency
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Torrealba-Acosta, G; Vargas-Valenciano, E; Escoe-Bastos, K; Padilla-Cuadra, JI
Published in: Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery Advanced Techniques and Case Management
December 1, 2017
Pituitary macroadenomas may present with a pituitary apoplexy, commonly with associated hemorrhage, but rarely large enough to show an intraventricular bleeding. This is a case report of a 66-year-old woman with a 3-month history of headache, hyporexia, asthenia and altered consciousness. First evaluations showed a large intraventricular hemorrhage on CT scan that was initially misdiagnosed for an aneurysmal rupture etiology but later confirmed to be a pituitary apoplexy from a large pituitary adenoma. Intraventricular hemorrhage due to a pituitary apoplexy could be mistaken for an aneurysmal origin thus warranting for a careful evaluation of the sellar region.
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Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery Advanced Techniques and Case Management
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2214-7519
Publication Date
December 1, 2017
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10
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146 / 149
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Torrealba-Acosta, G., Vargas-Valenciano, E., Escoe-Bastos, K., & Padilla-Cuadra, J. I. (2017). Pituitary apoplexy presenting as an intraventricular hemorrhage: An infrequent neurovascular emergency. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery Advanced Techniques and Case Management, 10, 146–149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inat.2017.09.012
Torrealba-Acosta, G., E. Vargas-Valenciano, K. Escoe-Bastos, and J. I. Padilla-Cuadra. “Pituitary apoplexy presenting as an intraventricular hemorrhage: An infrequent neurovascular emergency.” Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery Advanced Techniques and Case Management 10 (December 1, 2017): 146–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inat.2017.09.012.
Torrealba-Acosta G, Vargas-Valenciano E, Escoe-Bastos K, Padilla-Cuadra JI. Pituitary apoplexy presenting as an intraventricular hemorrhage: An infrequent neurovascular emergency. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery Advanced Techniques and Case Management. 2017 Dec 1;10:146–9.
Torrealba-Acosta, G., et al. “Pituitary apoplexy presenting as an intraventricular hemorrhage: An infrequent neurovascular emergency.” Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery Advanced Techniques and Case Management, vol. 10, Dec. 2017, pp. 146–49. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.inat.2017.09.012.
Torrealba-Acosta G, Vargas-Valenciano E, Escoe-Bastos K, Padilla-Cuadra JI. Pituitary apoplexy presenting as an intraventricular hemorrhage: An infrequent neurovascular emergency. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery Advanced Techniques and Case Management. 2017 Dec 1;10:146–149.
Published In
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery Advanced Techniques and Case Management
DOI
EISSN
2214-7519
Publication Date
December 1, 2017
Volume
10
Start / End Page
146 / 149