Fracture of the sella turcica.
A patient with a fracture of the sella turcica, visible on lateral X-ray films of the skull, is described. This fracture, although not diagnosed during life, was present in approximately 20 per cent of a series of consecutive autopsies on patients who died of head injury. The significance of this injury to the hypothalamopituitary axis is discussed and methods of investigation suggested.
D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000473:pathology; D006406:Hematoma; D006429:Hemiplegia; D006470:Hemorrhage; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000293:injuries; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008297:Male; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000293:injuries; D011859:Radiography; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014474:Unconsciousness
D006854:Hydrocortisone