Spontaneous Pituitary Apoplexy With Transient Panhypopituitarism and Diabetes-insipidus

Mauerhoff, T.;Levêque, Philippe;Lambert, AE.
(1991) Acta Clinica Belgica (Multilingual Edition) — Vol. 46, n° 1, p. 30-36 (1991)

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  • Mauerhoff, T.
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  • Levêque, Philippe
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  • Lambert, AE.
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A 40-year-old patient presented with intractable headache, panhypopituitarism and diabetes insipidus 5 months after a severe shock syndrome. The magnetic resonance imaging of the brain confirmed a hemorragic necrosis of the pituitary gland. On follow-up, the patient recovered a normal pituitary function, except for the persistence of a partial ACTH deficiency. The pituitary image also normalized. Pituitary apoplexy is a rare disease of severe prognosis due to its neurological and endocrine consequences. It can now be more easily recognized by the new imaging techniques.
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Mauerhoff, T., Levêque, P., & Lambert, AE. (1991). Spontaneous Pituitary Apoplexy With Transient Panhypopituitarism and Diabetes-insipidus. Acta Clinica Belgica (Multilingual Edition), 46(1), 30-36. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/137809 (Original work published 1991)