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Pituitary apoplexy can mimic acute meningoencephalitis or subarachnoid haemorrhage

Pituitary apoplexy is an uncommon but life-threatening condition that is often overlooked and underdiagnosed. We report a 45-year-old man who presented to our emergency department with a sudden onset headache, acute confusion, signs of meningeal irritation and ophthalmoplegia. An initial diagnosis o...

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Autores principales: Sadek, Ahmed-Ramadan, Gregory, Stephen, Jaiganesh, Thiagarajan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3205010/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21975129
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1865-1380-4-63

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