MR of nonhemorrhagic postpartum pituitary apoplexy.
A 30-year-old woman had uterine bleeding and hypotension after delivery. Hyponatremic seizures and a mild headache prompted early neuroimaging, which disclosed an enlarged nonhemorrhagic pituitary gland with subsequent involution consistent with pituitary apoplexy (Sheehan syndrome). Endocrinologic investigation confirmed a partial pituitary insufficiency with subsequent improvement to almost normal status.
Lavallée
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Department of Radiology, Sacré-Coeur Hospital and University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Morcos
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Palardy
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Aubé
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Gilbert
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010899:Pituitary Apoplexy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology