[Cerebral infarction after pituitary apoplexy: Description of a case and review of the literature].

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[Cerebral infarction after pituitary apoplexy: Description of a case and review of the literature].

Neurocirugia (Astur). 2016 Nov - Dec;27(6):310-314

Authors: Serramito García R, Santín Amo JM, Román Pena P, Pita Buezas L, González Gómez L, García Allut A

Abstract
Pituitary apoplexy is usually the result of hemorrhagic infarction in a pituitary adenoma. The clinical presentation varies widely and includes asymptomatic cases, classical pituitary apoplexy and even sudden death. Cerebral ischemia due to pituitary apoplexy is very rare. It may be caused by vasospasm or direct compression of cerebral vessels by the tumor. We report a case of pituitary apoplexy associated with cerebral infarction and discuss the relationship between the two events.

PMID: 27265252 [PubMed - in process]

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