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Pituitary Apoplexy and Subdural Hematoma after Caesarean Section

Pituitary apoplexy can occur postpartum, and subdural hematoma following epidural anesthesia is a rare complication. Cooccurrence of these two complications is extremely rare and has not been previously reported in the literature. In this article, we present a case of pituitary apoplexy along with i...

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Autores principales: Hoang, Van Trung, Hoang, The Huan, Nguyen, Thanh Tam Thi, Chansomphou, Vichit, Hoang, Duc Thanh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9246620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35783221
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3097949
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author Hoang, Van Trung
Hoang, The Huan
Nguyen, Thanh Tam Thi
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Hoang, Duc Thanh
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description Pituitary apoplexy can occur postpartum, and subdural hematoma following epidural anesthesia is a rare complication. Cooccurrence of these two complications is extremely rare and has not been previously reported in the literature. In this article, we present a case of pituitary apoplexy along with intracranial subdural hematoma happening two days after spinal anesthesia for cesarean section. The patient presented with peripheral facial nerve paralysis accompanied by headache, eye pain, and blurred vision and was diagnosed by imaging modalities. The patient made a good recovery with conservative treatment without serious health events.
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spelling pubmed-92466202022-07-01 Pituitary Apoplexy and Subdural Hematoma after Caesarean Section Hoang, Van Trung Hoang, The Huan Nguyen, Thanh Tam Thi Chansomphou, Vichit Hoang, Duc Thanh Case Rep Obstet Gynecol Case Report Pituitary apoplexy can occur postpartum, and subdural hematoma following epidural anesthesia is a rare complication. Cooccurrence of these two complications is extremely rare and has not been previously reported in the literature. In this article, we present a case of pituitary apoplexy along with intracranial subdural hematoma happening two days after spinal anesthesia for cesarean section. The patient presented with peripheral facial nerve paralysis accompanied by headache, eye pain, and blurred vision and was diagnosed by imaging modalities. The patient made a good recovery with conservative treatment without serious health events. Hindawi 2022-06-23 /pmc/articles/PMC9246620/ /pubmed/35783221 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3097949 Text en Copyright © 2022 Van Trung Hoang et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Pituitary Apoplexy and Subdural Hematoma after Caesarean Section
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title_short Pituitary Apoplexy and Subdural Hematoma after Caesarean Section
title_sort pituitary apoplexy and subdural hematoma after caesarean section
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9246620/
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