title: Pituitary apoplexy (spontaneous pituitary necrosis).
abstract: Pituitary apoplexy or spontaneous pituitary necrosis is an ill-understood clinical syndrome. It may occur as a neurological emergency requiring urgent interference in a patient with a known pituitary dysfunction or it may be responsible for drawing attention to an as yet unrecognized pituitary pathology. It has a bizarre clinical profile and an unpredictable neurological and endocrine course. Patients may die at once or may recover with or without endocrine/neurological deficit. Six cases of pituitary apoplexy with varied clinical presentation are cited.
mesh_terms: D000238:Adenoma, Chromophobe / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications