Pituitary apoplexy: an unusual cause of frontal lobe syndrome.
Pituitary apoplexy presenting as frontal lobe syndrome is rare. Interestingly, in our patient the frontal lobe infarct was as a result of intense anterior cerebral artery spasm consequent to nonaneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. The mechanisms of cerebral infarct associated with pituitary apoplexy are discussed.
Bhansali
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Department of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. anilbhansali_endocrine@rediffmail.com
Dutta
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Khandelwal
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Pathak
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Vashisht
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010899:Pituitary Apoplexy / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed