title: Pituitary apoplexy with optic tract oedema and haemorrhage in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
abstract: Bilateral optic tract oedema, left optic tract haemorrhage and subarachnoid haemorrhage occurred in a 70-year-old man with pituitary apoplexy associated with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Left optic tract haemorrhage was confirmed on MRI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK. robert.lenthall@mail.qmcuh-tr.trent.nhs.uk
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lenthall
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gonugunta
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jaspan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010899:Pituitary Apoplexy / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000150:complications*; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000473:pathology