Dramatic headache relief after sumatriptan in a patient with a pituitary macroadenoma.
We are reporting an interesting case of pituitary macroadenoma. The patient presented with sudden, bifrontal, pulsating headache; photophobia; and an abducens nerve palsy, due to extension of the tumor into the cavernous sinus region. The headache resolved completely after a subcutaneous injection of sumatriptan.
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Department of Neurology, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University, 6E, UHC, 4201 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D018170:Sumatriptan / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D018170:Sumatriptan