Alberto Moscona-Nissan, Jessica Sidauy-Adissi, Karla Ximena Hermoso-Mier, Shimon Shlomo Glick-Betech, Leonel de Jesús Chávez-Vera, Florencia Martinez-Mendoza, Oscar Mario Delgado-Casillas, Keiko Taniguchi-Ponciano, Daniel Marrero-Rodríguez, Moisés Mercado
Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a clinical syndrome resulting from a hemorrhagic infarction of the pituitary gland. It is characterized by the sudden onset of visual disturbances, nausea, vomiting, headache and occasionally, signs of meningeal irritation and an altered mental status. The exact pathogenesis of PA remains to be elucidated, although tumor overgrowth of its blood supply remains the most popular theory. Main risk factors for the development of PA include systemic, iatrogenic, and external factors as well as the presence of an underlying pituitary tumor...
May 3, 2024: Archives of Medical Research