Pituitary apoplexy presenting as multiple ocular nerve palsies of sudden onset.
An acromegalic patient with pituitary apoplexy presented with multiple ocular nerve palsies with full visual fields. High resolution CT confirmed a pituitary tumour. We believe this clinical combination to be unique.
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Department of Neurosurgery, St Bartholomews Hospital, London.
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D000010:Abducens Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009802:Oculomotor Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D010899:Pituitary Apoplexy / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D014321:Trochlear Nerve / Q000601:surgery