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Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Cerebrovascular Disorders > Intracranial Hemorrhages > Pituitary Apoplexy
... > Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Cerebrovascular Disorders > Intracranial Hemorrhages > Pituitary Apoplexy
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Hemorrhage > Intracranial Hemorrhages > Pituitary Apoplexy
Endocrine System Diseases > Pituitary Diseases > Pituitary Apoplexy
... > Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Hypothalamic Diseases > Pituitary Diseases > Pituitary Apoplexy

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Pituitary Apoplexy  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Apoplexy, Pituitary

Scope note

  • The sudden loss of blood supply to the PITUITARY GLAND, leading to tissue NECROSIS and loss of function (PANHYPOPITUITARISM). The most common cause is hemorrhage or INFARCTION of a PITUITARY ADENOMA. It can also result from acute hemorrhage into SELLA TURCICA due to HEAD TRAUMA; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; or other acute effects of central nervous system hemorrhage. Clinical signs include severe HEADACHE; HYPOTENSION; bilateral visual disturbances; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; and COMA.

History note

  • 1987

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010899

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