Sudden Headache and Blindness Due to Pituitary (Adenoma) Infarction: A Case Report

Pituitary infarction (PI) is a rare medical emergency appearing in patients with pituitary adenoma, presenting with sudden onset of severe headache, and often associated with vomiting, nausea, visual deterioration, and decreased consciousness. We describe an 83-year-old woman who presented with blin...

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Autores principales: Dupont, Graham, Lachkar, Stefan, Iwanaga, Joe, Tubbs, R. Shane, Ishak, Basem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6464289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31016086
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4059

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6464289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31016086
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4059

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